The cost of two weeks in an pediatric/infant ICU

Re:The cost of two weeks in an pediatric/infant ICU by js2 on Thursday July 29, 2021 @08:51AM (#27995877)

> People are exposed on a regular basis to the DMV, the SBA, to Social Security or to Medicare. Then they compare that experience with the avg experience with a commercial insurer, and it does feel like a better experience (of course, if their employer can afford it)

That’s not what surveys show:

> Americans' satisfaction with the way the healthcare system works for them varies by the type of insurance they have. Satisfaction is highest among those with veterans or military health insurance, Medicare and Medicaid, and is lower among those with employer-paid and self-paid insurance. Americans with no health insurance are least satisfied of all.

https://news.gallup.com/poll/186527/americans-government-hea...

CMS also publishes assessments of its own performance:

https://www.cms.gov/Research-Statistics-Data-and-Systems/Res...

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Re:The cost of two weeks in an pediatric/infant ICU by iammisc on Thursday July 29, 2021 @10:29AM (#27996975)

Selection effects. The poor and elderly are likely to be on Medicare and other public programs. If you can't afford healthcare and get it for free of course you'll be happy

It's like my charcoal Weber. I found it on the side of the road. Its dirty, dinged, and the wheels are falling off. But it was free and I can grill on it, so I'm extremely happy with it

On the other hand if I paid for a Weber and got that, I'd be pissed.

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