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Re:The deep roots of Americans' hatred of their health care ... by andyjohnson0 on Sunday December 08, 2024 @12:15PM (#42358365)
> But doctors' associations and many Americans with decent health insurance from their employers are against it too.

Why? And why?

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Re:The deep roots of Americans' hatred of their health care ... by mnky9800n on Sunday December 08, 2024 @01:34PM (#42359060)
Doctors often are compensated for the money they bring to their hospitals by the treatments they prescribe. That is, there is an incentive for doctors to prescribe costly treatments because they will net more payments from insurance raising hospital revenues.
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