Trump Signs Executive Order Compelling Disclosure of Prices in Health Care

Re:Trump Signs Executive Order Compelling Disclosure of Pric... by jfengel on Tuesday June 25, 2019 @12:25PM (#20275830)

I'd be all in favor of that, but it's not quite as easy as it sounds. A lot of labor relations has resulted in health care being used as part of the total compensation package, a carefully negotiated, hard-fought conclusion. To wipe that benefit away would be a step backwards for a lot of people.

It should be possible to reopen those negotiations and reach a fair conclusion, but there's going to be a lot of fighting on a case-by-case basis (with a lot of cases). I believe it would ultimately work out better for everybody, but the "ultimate" would be years -- if not decades -- away.

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Re:Trump Signs Executive Order Compelling Disclosure of Pric... by conanbatt on Tuesday June 25, 2019 @12:52PM (#20276169)

> To wipe that benefit away would be a step backwards for a lot of people.

Welcome to vested interests.

> It should be possible to reopen those negotiations and reach a fair conclusion

As much as Uber can negotiate with taxis. The solution here is to cut all the bs out and dereg. Import free doctors from all the world for cheap, by allowing them to practice medicine and to apply to a Doctor visa. US can triple its doctoral staff in 5 years with no educational cost by simply doing less things.

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