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You could combine the two: - Price transparency for common treatment/diagnosis. - They must charge insured and uninsured the same rate, no more 70% discounts
by UnoriginalGuy 9y ago
You could combine the two:
- Price transparency for common treatment/diagnosis.
- They must charge insured and uninsured the same rate, no more 70% discounts for the insured.
This would, if nothing else, get the insurance company and patient on the same team (since they're both fighting for lower prices across the board, rather than just higher insurance discounts on bonkers pricing).
- phkahler 9y agoWhy should the insured get a discount at all? Or do you mean their insurance would cover 70 percent of the cost? It is a common practice to charge less to insurance companies than patients. I had a friend with a high deductible who used to have everything billed through his insurance company - because it was cheaper that way even though he paid the whole thing while below his deductible. This amounts to screwing the uninsured people who need a price break the most. It's seriously unjust.