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Re:Amazon Care to launch across U.S. this summer, offering a... by rbarnes01 on Wednesday March 17, 2021 @03:29PM (#26495794)
Pretty impressive that insurance isn't involved. I hope that becomes the norm, insurance should only be intended for catastrophic events.

That said, it's frustrating that consumers need to go through their employers to get their healthcare.

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Re:Amazon Care to launch across U.S. this summer, offering a... by gremlinsinc on Wednesday March 17, 2021 @05:41PM (#26497111)
I think a better model would be something where insurance is included..or covered by the source of healthcare.

Example: Hospitals are generally the source / hub of medicine in an area. So you subscribe to a hospital and pay them 5% of your income.

Hospital then negotiates rates with other hospitals or all hospitals maybe set common-rates for things. Whether you're in an injury locally or across the globe they cover the cost.

Hospital gets recurring income monthly to budget by. PCP's and specialists might get a cut of that as well maybe they get shares of the income based on office visits/year?

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