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by SomethingNew2
1032 days ago
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Imo one part of the confusion and complexity is pricing. There is no standardized pricing. Many countries with government run healthcare systems solve this by not showing patients the prices and standardizing the price they pay to doctors etc. in the US you have the hospitals / health care providers, insurance companies, and patients all negotiating with each other. Some state governments tried to mandate a defined list of services and costs, but I don’t think it worked. Each provider categorizes things slightly differently. Also it seems the insurance companies and providers are fighting it out around what to pay, leaving the patient in the middle also trying to negotiate. It’s all very exhausting. |
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Mixing profit with healthcare is bound to lead to trouble. Patients got no choice but to accept the abuses of the system when they are sick. Like agreeing to things under duress.