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Re:Telehealth will be free, no copays, they said. But patien... by rayhendricks on Monday April 27, 2020 @08:29PM (#23001952)
This is 100% political but imo this industry really just needs to be nationalized ASAP. You literally have people who are working as essential workers worried about paying for healthcare coverage or how much an appointment will cost. There will be many US citizens who will die due to this. This will also include the wealthy...

Also my health insurance still says my premium was not paid but when I called them up in TX they said everything was paid up. Then they said I’d need a bill audit at their other location in GA and I haven’t heard anything since. This is after paying all bills and calling their customer service. Most likely their backend billing systems are not talking but no one cares to fix it. It’s a fucking disgrace.

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Re:Telehealth will be free, no copays, they said. But patien... by epmaybe on Tuesday April 28, 2020 @01:02AM (#23003563)
The crazy thing is that most people, on both sides of the aisle, are unhappy with the current system. Unfortunately, nobody seems to agree on how to fix it.
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Re:Telehealth will be free, no copays, they said. But patien... by rayhendricks on Wednesday April 29, 2020 @07:23PM (#23025784)
Single payer is a possibility but not the only possibly. DE/NL have private insurance + universal coverage and it works just fine. But the shenanigans insurance companies get up to are not allowed there.

I’d prefer single payer but either one works and but regulated insurance will be more politically palatable in the USA.

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