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Re:The Mark Cuban Cost Plus Drug Company by warkdarrior on Wednesday January 27, 2021 @02:54PM (#25933064)
In the current US system, if your employer does not provide (any|sufficient) insurance coverage, you have to get your own and there are a million options all ready to fleece you. It is almost impossible to comparison shop and choose between 100 bad options.

Yes, the mechanics are the same (go to doctor, get a bill), but your purchasing power as individual patient is really small compared to a whole country.

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Re:The Mark Cuban Cost Plus Drug Company by mcguire on Wednesday January 27, 2021 @03:30PM (#25933511)
"In the current US system, if your employer does not provide (any|sufficient) insurance coverage, you have to get your own and there are a million options all ready to fleece you. It is almost impossible to comparison shop and choose between 100 bad options."

I've been using the ACA marketplace here in good ol' Alabama, and I've had the opposite problem. There are four choices, all from BC/BS.

Note: I love the ACA. I will fight for the ACA unless and until I'm presented with an actual better option. Prior to the ACA, I had options from other companies, none of which covered my major problem.

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Re:The Mark Cuban Cost Plus Drug Company by dboreham on Wednesday January 27, 2021 @09:07PM (#25937202)
I believe we have two choices here in MT (yay it used to be one).
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Re:The Mark Cuban Cost Plus Drug Company by giantg2 on Wednesday January 27, 2021 @03:00PM (#25933150)
I agree many options are bad. Even employer insurance is expensive.

Where is the individual's purchasing power a part of that scenario? Regardless of the group or person paying the provider, the bill is still substantial. The main money saver between the types is in system efficiencies like removing overhead, or instituting restrictions.

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Re:The Mark Cuban Cost Plus Drug Company by minikites on Wednesday January 27, 2021 @04:39PM (#25934358)
>The main money saver between the types is in system efficiencies like removing overhead

I agree, we should remove the overhead created by the existence of private insurance companies.

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Re:The Mark Cuban Cost Plus Drug Company by giantg2 on Wednesday January 27, 2021 @06:24PM (#25935593)
And replace it with what? Government has overhead and inefficiencies too.
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Re:The Mark Cuban Cost Plus Drug Company by minikites on Wednesday January 27, 2021 @07:23PM (#25936283)
I know decades of conservative rhetoric say otherwise but governments often run things efficiently and effectively.
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Re:The Mark Cuban Cost Plus Drug Company by giantg2 on Wednesday January 27, 2021 @07:52PM (#25936600)
Maybe other governments. Medicare has billions in fraud each year. The process for signing up for Medicare and Medicaid can be complicated. If you've ever served in the military or government you know how much waste can be involved.
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Re:The Mark Cuban Cost Plus Drug Company by vidarh on Thursday January 28, 2021 @09:59AM (#25942723)
American exceptionalism is fascinating in that it includes the belief that the American government is uniquely incompetent among developed countries.
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