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How often do health insurers say no to patients? (2023)

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94 points lentoutcry | 1 comments | 06 Sep 25 20:01 UTC | HN request time: 0s | source
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spyspy ◴[06 Sep 25 21:49 UTC] No.45153191[source]▶
> Health Insurance CEO Reveals Key To Company’s Success Is Not Paying For Customers’ Medical Care [1]

1. https://theonion.com/health-insurance-ceo-reveals-key-to-com...

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avalys ◴[07 Sep 25 00:02 UTC] No.45154010[source]▶
If it’s not up to health insurers to limit healthcare spending, then which organizational role in the healthcare system do you think is appropriate to place this responsibility with?
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kstrauser ◴[07 Sep 25 00:04 UTC] No.45154019[source]▶
Elected representatives answerable to their constituents would be a vast improvement in health outcomes.
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firesteelrain ◴[07 Sep 25 00:13 UTC] No.45154078[source]▶
How would it all be paid for if not by increasing premiums (like what happened with ACA)?
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1. tim333 ◴[07 Sep 25 16:38 UTC] No.45159721[source]▶
The US could copy virtually any other health system in the world and get lower costs.