Re:The ER charged him $6,589.77 for 6 stitches, cost that le...
by wombatmobile on Saturday November 20, 2021 @08:07AM
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You’re missing two key element of the process - the willingness to exploit, and the lack of alternatives.
Re:The ER charged him $6,589.77 for 6 stitches, cost that le...
by Jansen312 on Saturday November 20, 2021 @09:39PM
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Centralized hospital and clinics in certain locations. Don't allow building healthcare based on maximized spread. When there are multiple alternatives next to each other, it generates not just competition for customers (patients) but also doctors/nurses employments. Also build fully government subsidized hospitals in each of this location to force the private pricing not escalating. Then every hospital admins will need to undergo 6mths IRS audit. This force the job extremely undesirable and reduce the demand for it.
The difference is that one is completely optional and you can spend as much time as you want comparing options, while the other you're forced to do on a whim at whatever place is closest. You can't shop around when you're bleeding out, as in the article. And such emergency health care constitutes most of these surprise bill situations.