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"Slow Pay, Low Pay or No Pay": Blue Cross Approved Surgeries Then Refused to Pay

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167 points ceejayoz | 1 comments | 12 Apr 25 14:25 UTC | HN request time: 0s | source
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CamperBob2 ◴[12 Apr 25 15:13 UTC] No.43665080[source]▶
There is basically no way to make progress here, as far as I can see. If the insurance companies weren't running open-loop before, they certainly are now.
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candiddevmike ◴[12 Apr 25 15:17 UTC] No.43665119[source]▶
Stop having employer provided insurance and make health insurance like buying car insurance ("free market") or do single payer ("communism"). The current status quo of insurance cartels is terrible for everyone involved--employers/employees get fleeced, providers get stiffed, and America gets more unhealthy.
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1. yardie ◴[12 Apr 25 15:44 UTC] No.43665360[source]▶
Single payer isn’t communism because there is no payment. In communist healthcare The government owns every aspect of the market, healthcare providers are employees. Single payer the provider is free to open a practice just and send the bill to the government. It’s not quite elastic as free market since government doesn’t negotiate based on demand.