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Re:Using AI to negotiate a $195k hospital bill down to $33k by xnx on Tuesday October 28, 2025 @05:39PM (#45739586)
> But the largest inefficiencies are all on the providers side. We simply pay practitioners too much

I agree. The complex insurance billing system enables his by obfuscating prices and limiting ability to comparison shop.

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Re:Using AI to negotiate a $195k hospital bill down to $33k by tptacek on Tuesday October 28, 2025 @05:43PM (#45739624)
That's true, but it's a problem single-payer doesn't fix; that's my big issue with it (it locks in rapacious rates and preferences for the health provider industry, making them palatable to consumers by hiding the payer).
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