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The argument seems to be that ever-increasing administration costs are to blame for overall health care costs and increases. Then it inexplicably turns into a
by arcbyte 9y ago
The argument seems to be that ever-increasing administration costs are to blame for overall health care costs and increases.
Then it inexplicably turns into a bad appeal for single payer.
- noobermin 9y agoHow is a single-payer not simpler, given that it is exactly as is sounds, a single-payer for healthcare, which is the government.
- speedplane 9y agoI'm in favor of single-payer, but the main argument against it is that in a government run system, there is little incentive to correct inefficiencies. In a private system, if you become inefficient, you'll fail and cease to exist. Advocates of single-payer needs to at least recognize this issue and be able to account for it.
- tcbawo 9y agoThe coding system for insurance billing is insanely complex (and getting more so). For example, there are at least nine turtle related injury codes: https://loweringthebar.net/2011/09/injury-code-w5922xa-struck-by-turtle.html https://loweringthebar.net/2011/09/injury-code-w5922xa-struc...