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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]They are making crazy profits. How about just a reasonable profit?[/quote]

is that how America works though? in any sector or industry?
if so, please name which one.[/quote]

Also please define a reasonable profit? How much money should one be able to make? I’m
Guessing there are people in this country who think you are grossly overpaid for whatever you do OP. I’m sure you have much more than any one person truly “needs”. It’s easy to say “a billion is too much” but very hard to say what the lower limit should be. [/quote]

I think after salaries and overhead are paid, there should be no profit in healthcare.[/quote]

so all healthcare is non-profit? assume this applies to doc and hospital systems?[/quote]

In my Utopia, yes. Everyone is paid a very healthy salary commiserate with their training and experience. Money is set aside for research, and maintenance on buildings and equipment, etc. But any money leftover is not used to pad corporate pockets. Any monies left beyond that mean that premiums were too high and should be lowered accordingly. [/quote]

You realize insurance company profits are a tiny fraction of health care costs, right?[/quote]

So what are the major costs? Why do other countries spend less on healthcare but have better outcomes? [/quote]

That's a complicated issue. What's not complicated is it isn't the profit margin of insurance companies.

Unsurprisingly, the major costs of health care are the costs of providing health care. There's no single thing. Salaries, facilities, and other operating costs are all more. Drugs cost more. And utilization of health care is higher.[/quote]

Insurance companies are a big part of it, but because other things are a part of it we should just carry on as we are? Here’s another example of United’s fu%&ery that I’ve recently experienced. Last Spring I was in an accident. I have to get my MRIs “per part” and each part must be [i]on a different day[/i]. Knees, hips, lower cervical, upper cervical, shoulder. I also can’t see the spine doc on the same day I see the knee specialist. All United policies. That’s a burden for everyone but it’s great for United, because they’ve created a barrier to care that is insurmountable for a lot of people. They can’t miss that much work, get to the appointments, etc. These companies are indefensible. And who makes decisions and runs companies? People. People like Brian Thompson.[/quote]

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