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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 | 2 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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mjevans ◴[12 Apr 25 15:32 UTC] No.43665248[source]▶
Almost.

Stop having employer provided insurance / benefits; just tax and then provide services. No more billing department. Just single payer (we the people) get what a patient needs healthcare.

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gsibble[dead post] ◴[12 Apr 25 15:40 UTC] No.43665317[source]▶
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1. neerajsi ◴[12 Apr 25 15:54 UTC] No.43665456[source]▶
I experienced the uk system briefly and it seemed decent for the simple thing I needed: wait for the NHS or pay a modest fee for private service. The price of private service is bounded by the fact that you can wait for the NHS.
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2. candiddevmike ◴[12 Apr 25 16:32 UTC] No.43665864[source]▶
IMO, this should be the model for everything folks depend on (including internet, shelter). Pay to get it faster/better, otherwise the government provides a good enough service that private companies must compete with.