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by pocketero-dan 1407 days ago
You're right, there are medical expenses so huge that even big discounts won't meaningfully help avoid bankruptcy. But let's not only consider worst case scenarios, let's also consider more common scenarios:

- A non-complex surgery that retails for $20k and is discounted to $5k (hopefully on a payment plan). - A specialist consultation that retails for $1000 and is discounted to $250. - An urgent care visit that retails for $400 and is discounted to $100.

There are 30 million Americans who don't have health insurance [1] largely because it costs $541/mo on average [2]. Aren't these people well served by a "best price" network at $10/mo?

[1] https://www.simplyinsurance.com/how-many-americans-dont-have... [2] https://www.valuepenguin.com/average-cost-of-health-insuranc...