Nope. Not at all. I would never advocate for insurance industry and our entire healthcare clusterf**k. I Had stated this in point (2) . This doesn't negate issues with Hospital systems and Big Pharma I observe directly as a consumer. I've had private health insurance and high deductible corporate plans. I've had to fight multiple claims and a couple of these lasted for years to avoid paying many thousands hospitals/insurance said I owed when they change things around with their network contracts. I am not a fan. |
And how do we pay for treating uninsured? Why does anything simple done in the ER setting cost multiples of what it costs in an urgent care clinic? |
I think most people with real emergency will appreciate the organized US health care system starting from 911 call center followed by speedy ambulance to the hospital health care team that shows a sense of urgency and professionalism. The cost of care is another matter. |
People with insurance by paying higher premiums and fees subsidize people without insurance coverage. |
* If the uninsured doesn’t pay cash for services. |
If you ask Isaac Mizrahi to make a kitchen apron, you're still going to be paying Isaac Mizrahi prices, not WalMart. You are paying for the people and the equipment you are using. An Uber is a car. An ambulance is extremely expensive equipment with extremely well-trained personnel, and that access is going to be a high cost even if you are using it like an Uber. |
Healthcare is about to get way cheaper as doctors are replaced with AI. Most doctors (not talking about surgeons) don’t do anything more than order tests based on symptoms and other test results and then prescribe a medication or treatment plan based on those. |
Fair enough. Glad you have the option and will be first in line for medical AI. Have at it! |
Read up on banks and private equity buying up healthcare. It is utter ruination. They have zero incentive to negotiate while max incentive to charge as high as possible to maximize profits for shareholders.
I’m sorry, but US healthcare is absolutely fooked at the rate banks and PE are gobbling up HC. Retiring in the US isn’t a viable plan anymore due to HC. |
Yeah, because they get their bills taken care of. My brother doesn't have insurance. He's an alcoholic with gout who is prone to cellulitis at least once a year that hospitalizes him. He gets a form with each discharge where he submits his meager W2 from the last tax year to prove he's uninsured and poor. He'll then get a letter from the hospital that the bill has been forgiven. |
If you look at traditional industries that were a bull work of American society and are now going to hell, the odds are good that private equity is a reason. Local news (national news now too), healthcare, education, even retail are all being ruined by PE. Modestly profitable companies don't stand a chance when they are loaded down with the debt used to purchase them, management fees are extracted, and a nice dividend for the fund holders. The PE firms make their money, their investors may or may not, and the companies are bled dry |
Today I saw a Facebook story posted by a family of doctors that we know where they are flying overseas with 4 of their children (6 total) all in the first class. This is their fourth or fifth European vacation in the past year. All 4 kids go to a private school. They have multiple million dollar homes.
Meanwhile, people can’t afford to have medical conditions treated. Meanwhile, people have to ration insulin injections. Meanwhile, in the country I came from a doctor often has to work 2-3 hobs to make ends meet. US healthcare system is definitely a disaster. |
You are very envious and should stop looking at their social media posts. |
Let them eat cake! Right Marie? ![]() |
Don't bark at the wrong tree. |