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No, it doesnt make sense.The hospital reduced the bill to $20,227 because of a contract with Ferguson's insurer. In the end, he paid $5,400 of his own money for his deductible and co-pay.
The hospital defended its prices, saying it has to charge prices higher than retail because of the various discounts it is required to give insurers.
No, it doesnt make sense.The hospital reduced the bill to $20,227 because of a contract with Ferguson's insurer. In the end, he paid $5,400 of his own money for his deductible and co-pay.
The hospital defended its prices, saying it has to charge prices higher than retail because of the various discounts it is required to give insurers.
Which is why a single payer system does.
No, it doesnt make sense.The hospital reduced the bill to $20,227 because of a contract with Ferguson's insurer. In the end, he paid $5,400 of his own money for his deductible and co-pay.
The hospital defended its prices, saying it has to charge prices higher than retail because of the various discounts it is required to give insurers.
Which is why a single payer system does.
Why would that change the above dynamic? It's all the stupid games we play trying to pretend that we shouldn't have to actually pay for our health care (because it's a sacred right dontcha know) that paint us into this corner. Turning that up to eleven with single payer is just doubling down on the same damn delusion. Whatever. This isn't going anywhere sensible in any case.
No, it doesnt make sense.
Which is why a single payer system does.
Why would that change the above dynamic? It's all the stupid games we play trying to pretend that we shouldn't have to actually pay for our health care (because it's a sacred right dontcha know) that paint us into this corner. Turning that up to eleven with single payer is just doubling down on the same damn delusion. Whatever. This isn't going anywhere sensible in any case.
The high fees are the result of Chargemaster (or Charge Master), something worth looking into.
No, it doesnt make sense.The hospital reduced the bill to $20,227 because of a contract with Ferguson's insurer. In the end, he paid $5,400 of his own money for his deductible and co-pay.
The hospital defended its prices, saying it has to charge prices higher than retail because of the various discounts it is required to give insurers.
Which is why a single payer system does.
It is ridiculous. Our medical insurance payment systems are broken, bloated, confusing mazes of regulations, forms, codes, and formulas.
It's what you get when you out a bunch of bureaucrats in charge of anything.
Pretty hilarious. It was probably worth about what he paid out of pocket. That insurance shit is quite the racket. We should force everyone to sign up!
No, it doesn’t make sense.The hospital reduced the bill to $20,227 because of a contract with Ferguson's insurer. In the end, he paid $5,400 of his own money for his deductible and co-pay.
The hospital defended its prices, saying it has to charge prices higher than retail because of the various discounts it is required to give insurers.
Which is why a single payer system does.
It's the government you're so fond of that caused this problem.
It is ridiculous. Our medical insurance payment systems are broken, bloated, confusing mazes of regulations, forms, codes, and formulas.
It's what you get when you out a bunch of bureaucrats in charge of anything.
It's the government you're so fond of that caused this problem.
How exactly?
It's the government you're so fond of that caused this problem.
How exactly?
By promoting insurance as the primary means of paying for routine heath care.
How exactly?
By promoting insurance as the primary means of paying for routine heath care.
Huh? Government "promoted" private companies to provide routine health insurance? I always thought that profit was what motivated the insurance industry.