UnitedHealth pays its own physician groups 17% more than outside ones

Re:UnitedHealth pays its own physician groups 17% more than ... by platevoltage on Monday November 03, 2025 @11:13PM (#45807354)

But the answer is easy. Just look toward the North.

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Re:UnitedHealth pays its own physician groups 17% more than ... by shrubble on Monday November 03, 2025 @11:41PM (#45807485)

Canadian health care sucks but in a different way; so that’s not the solution either. You can look up the wait times for different procedures on the provincial websites.

Things you can get in 72 hours anywhere near a decently sized American city such as an MRI scan can take months in Canada.

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Re:UnitedHealth pays its own physician groups 17% more than ... by seanmcdirmid on Tuesday November 04, 2025 @12:39AM (#45807722)

Every developed country would say their medical system sucks in some way. We (Americans) happen to both pay more for a system that sucks more than those. The results are in our poor life expectancies, and we basically pay twice (privately and once again via taxes) for it.

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Re:UnitedHealth pays its own physician groups 17% more than ... by platevoltage on Tuesday November 04, 2025 @01:36PM (#45814380)

Yeah, that same MRI scan can, and often takes an infinite amount of time here. I never said Canada's system was perfect, but it might as well be compared to what we have going on here.

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