Re:The ER charged him $6,589.77 for 6 stitches, cost that le...
by gus_massa on Saturday November 20, 2021 @08:53AM
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Bakeries are also incentivized to raise the cost of bread, in spite they have no official cape of the profit (unless you consider 100%?).
The difference is that if a bakery tries to charge you a ridiculous price, you can politely decline tu buy, or buy and promise never to return.
Re:The ER charged him $6,589.77 for 6 stitches, cost that le...
by boplicity on Saturday November 20, 2021 @09:50AM
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Let say you go and pick up a loaf of bread from the store. You don't pay, however. Instead, you have the bakery send a bill to your "buyer." Your buyer then negotiates the price. One thing about your buyer: the more revenue that flows through them, the more money they get to make. The bakery tells the buyer that the cost for the loaf of bread is $500. However, the buyer wants to keep you happy, so they reject the price, and come back with a lower price: $350. The bakery rejects the $350 price, and eventually, the two parties agree that the price should be $400. (Note, that other bakeries, where you buy directly, charge $4 for a loaf of bread.)
The buyer gets to say they negotiated. The baker doesn't have to look you in the eye when they gouge you.
It gets a little more complicated,though. Instead of just paying $400 for the loaf of bread, the buyer bundles the cost of all the purchases together, and then charges a monthly fee, based on the previous year's overall revenue. They then tack on 20%. So, it turns out, with that extra 20% you're actually paying almost $500 for the loaf of bread anyways.
Is it a scam?
Yes, it's a scam.
Re:The ER charged him $6,589.77 for 6 stitches, cost that le...
by fennecfoxen on Saturday November 20, 2021 @09:11AM
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The difference is that the customer pays 100% of the entire price. The industry doesn’t have a plan where you pay $0.10 for an eggs benedict brunch, or 10% a year after spending $100, and then get to charge your employer or your fellow citizens massive sums.
Re:The ER charged him $6,589.77 for 6 stitches, cost that le...
by throwaway0a5e on Saturday November 20, 2021 @07:47PM
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And someone can start a competing bakery across the street that doesn't over charge. You can't do that with healthcare.
Health "insurance" companies are incentivized to raise the cost of care. Why? Their profits are capped to a percentage of the cost of care. The only way for them to make more money is to have more revenue -- which they do by increasing the cost of care!