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We have too many middle-men in US healthcare. They obscure costs and prices while preventing individuals from getting more involved with their own healthcare d
by crusso 11y ago
We have too many middle-men in US healthcare. They obscure costs and prices while preventing individuals from getting more involved with their own healthcare decisions.
Rather than a one-size-fits-all approach to healthcare through single payer or other subsidies, my fondest wish for government intervention would be for laws that force doctors and hospitals to provide price and likely outcome information to the general public. Give healthcare consumers the data they need to make informed decisions and the ensuing competition could drive down prices while improving outcomes.
- maxxxxx 11y agoThat would be my first step for health reform: Require publication of prices and outcomes. Also: Don't allow charging of one price to one group of people (uninsured) and 25% of that price for another group (insurers). One price for all. Maybe allow for 10% discount but not the huge discounts insurers get.