Re:You Can Thank Private Equity for That Enormous Doctor's Bill
by KittenInABox on Thursday May 30, 2024 @10:07AM
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You do not need to go to a specific grocery store that is the only one available within X miles from you. For me, I have 2 walkable stores, 4-5 bikeable stores, and 10+ via Instacart.
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Re:You Can Thank Private Equity for That Enormous Doctor's Bill
by pdonis on Thursday May 30, 2024 @10:40AM
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Exactly. Now imagine that the same were true for health care.
Re:You Can Thank Private Equity for That Enormous Doctor's Bill
by refurb on Thursday May 30, 2024 @10:42PM
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How is healthcare different? Do you not have multiple doctors you can go to?
Weren’t not talking about insurance networks. We’re talking about how healthcare can’t be free market.
Insurance networks aren’t a requirement of a free market. There are private healthcare systems that don’t have networks.
Re:You Can Thank Private Equity for That Enormous Doctor's Bill
by KittenInABox on Friday May 31, 2024 @01:46PM
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Generally, no I don't. I have basically two hospital systems to choose from. All specialists I require seeing are only available in these two hospital systems if I want to be covered by my insurance. I can see a variety of primary care physicians, but I cannot see e.g. a rheumatologist outside specific hospital conglomerates.
Re:You Can Thank Private Equity for That Enormous Doctor's Bill
by refurb on Monday June 03, 2024 @01:18AM
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> if I want to be covered by my insurance
But insurance networks aren't a requirement of free markets. So your argument that in today's system (only one form of a free market for healthcare) proves free markets don't work is ignoring alternatives.
It sounds like you actually would have plenty of physicians to choose from, just like when you buy food.