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Re:US Cities Are Paying Too Much for New Transit Buses by estearum on Friday September 26, 2025 @09:11PM (#45392571)
Not quite true. If you own the providers, getting people to pay deductibles and copays (i.e. getting treated) will yield way more money than just having them pay premiums.
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Re:US Cities Are Paying Too Much for New Transit Buses by frollogaston on Sunday September 28, 2025 @01:54AM (#45402083)
But undercutting the other insurers/providers should earn you more, if it were competitive, which I guess it's just not
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Re:US Cities Are Paying Too Much for New Transit Buses by estearum on Sunday September 28, 2025 @10:58AM (#45404811)
Correct, which is another reason why they are buying the healthcare providers. It allows the insurers (“pay-viders”) to strong arm independent doctors and smaller insurers out of the market.
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Re:US Cities Are Paying Too Much for New Transit Buses by frollogaston on Tuesday September 30, 2025 @08:19PM (#45432913)
Ok, I get it now. No other explanation has made sense so far, it's a cartel.
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