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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.

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.
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.
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.
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.