News for hackers. Stuff that matters.

A comment on She paid husband's hospital bill. A year after his death, they wanted more money. Parent comment

Re:She paid husband's hospital bill. A year after his death,... by HDThoreaun on Tuesday August 29, 2023 @11:02AM (#37308958)
US healthcare system works for people with money, and people with money make up most of the voting base.
[ Parent | on HN ]
Re:She paid husband's hospital bill. A year after his death,... by wing-_-nuts on Tuesday August 29, 2023 @11:07AM (#37309035)
No, it's that congress generally only cares about those that donate to their campaign, and that just so happens to be the corporations that benefit from the current broken system.
[ Parent | on HN ]
Re:She paid husband's hospital bill. A year after his death,... by r00fus on Tuesday August 29, 2023 @02:01PM (#37311548)
No, it doesn't even work (the most) for them. And they don't find out until that critical time that they're not covered.

What it does is give the illusion of high-level coverage so those profitable users keep paying the dole and keep supporting the industry politically.

[ Parent | on HN ]
Re:She paid husband's hospital bill. A year after his death,... by HDThoreaun on Tuesday August 29, 2023 @02:25PM (#37311850)
Sure, let's say they believe it works for them so they don't politically support reworking it.
[ Parent | on HN ]