Re:Health care is turning into a consumer product
by majormajor on Monday January 10, 2022 @02:22PM
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Usually no, most people just use doctor-suggested or in-insurance-network providers and billing because it's easier than calling multiple places and hyper-optimizing on the math.
But we have to pay the bills after the insurance company does the calculation, which often results in annoying surprises.
The better your insurance, the less nasty surprises, which largely in the US means "the better you're paid, the less you have to pay out of pocket for health expenses" which is a nasty thing because then the people most likely to be hit with a big bill are those who can least afford it.
But we have to pay the bills after the insurance company does the calculation, which often results in annoying surprises.
The better your insurance, the less nasty surprises, which largely in the US means "the better you're paid, the less you have to pay out of pocket for health expenses" which is a nasty thing because then the people most likely to be hit with a big bill are those who can least afford it.