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Re:'It's a money game to them':son takes on UnitedHealth ove... by sneak on Thursday February 13, 2025 @03:28PM (#43040889)
> This is what privatization does.

Yes, this is the same reason it takes 7 weeks and two referrals to have my car serviced, or my floors cleaned. Private industry is terrible at these things.

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Re:'It's a money game to them':son takes on UnitedHealth ove... by vasco on Thursday February 13, 2025 @03:57PM (#43041249)
Exactly, this is clearly not a problem of privatization. In The Netherlands for example the system is privatized but highly regulated and there's no such issues. And like you said there's infinite industries without interference from the state where you clearly know prices and can decide what you want and no shenanigans. The US just fucked up the system somehow but privatization isn't the problem.
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