Using AI to negotiate a $195k hospital bill down to $33k

Re:Using AI to negotiate a $195k hospital bill down to $33k by lotsofpulp on Tuesday October 28, 2025 @01:11PM (#45735658)

Having to settle because court cases take too long to resolve is due to inefficient government.

Not only does the actual court case and appeals process take years, but even after you “win”, the collection process takes years after it has already been determined who owes what.

See Alex Jones for a ridiculous example. He should have been homeless and shirtless a long time ago.

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Re:Using AI to negotiate a $195k hospital bill down to $33k by Terr_ on Tuesday October 28, 2025 @01:30PM (#45735958)

While you're not wrong that most "justice" processes are expensive, I think the parent-poster is referring to a different kind of "government inefficiency", things like:

1. Single-payer health insurance.

2. Laws that insurance-companies must actually use X% of their premiums on payouts.

3. Laws requiring disclosure of negotiated prices, to encourage competition via free-market forces.

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