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Re:Hospitals lift curtain on prices, revealing giant swings ... by long_time_gone on Wednesday September 22, 2021 @02:49PM (#28620174)
No doubt. I wasn't trying to comment on the quality or access, just a point on how we have "solved" the healthcare problem over time.

Taxpayers cover the neediest, leaving the healthiest to for-profit insurers. The healthiest have no incentive to make sure the programs for the neediest actually work or are accessible.

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Re:Hospitals lift curtain on prices, revealing giant swings ... by lotsofpulp on Wednesday September 22, 2021 @04:50PM (#28621619)
Oh yes, I agree with you. I remember how pissed people were when ACA caused their premiums to go up, because they were now subsidizing everyone who used to simply not get healthcare.
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