GoFundMe CEO: ‘Gigantic Gaps’ in Health System Showing Up in Crowdfunding

Re:GoFundMe CEO: ‘Gigantic Gaps’ in Health System Showing Up... by newprint on Saturday March 09, 2019 @10:24PM (#19349980)

I will be down-voted to hell, but I have worked in health insurance company. Large insurance companies have doctors and layers that basically sit down and make decisions about how much they will pay (if ever) for treatment. Your scenario has real life basis.

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Re:GoFundMe CEO: ‘Gigantic Gaps’ in Health System Showing Up... by eru on Sunday March 10, 2019 @09:19AM (#19351855)

Isn't that how it has to work, if you want your insurance premiums to be finite?

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Re:GoFundMe CEO: ‘Gigantic Gaps’ in Health System Showing Up... by HarryHirsch on Sunday March 10, 2019 @11:22AM (#19352317)

In normal countries treatment guidelines are set by an independent committee of physiciant and ethicists. Britain has the NICE committee. Having the insurance company decide on what treatment will be paid only guarantees infinite payouts to the CEO.

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Re:GoFundMe CEO: ‘Gigantic Gaps’ in Health System Showing Up... by maxxxxx on Sunday March 10, 2019 @11:48AM (#19352437)

As far as I know NICE decisions are public whereas in the US you can’t know whether they will decline you or not. No transparency

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Re:GoFundMe CEO: ‘Gigantic Gaps’ in Health System Showing Up... by Judgmentality on Saturday March 09, 2019 @10:34PM (#19350011)

> I have worked in health insurance company

Well I'm convinced.

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Re:GoFundMe CEO: ‘Gigantic Gaps’ in Health System Showing Up... by dang on Sunday March 10, 2019 @12:22AM (#19350467)

Please don't post unsubstantive comments here.

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