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Negotiating the cost of life saving treatment, checking in-network vs out-network, vs in-network with contract, shopping for different insurance providers. The
by admax88q 8y ago
Negotiating the cost of life saving treatment, checking in-network vs out-network, vs in-network with contract, shopping for different insurance providers.
The amount of mental energy that Americans spend on health care just seems absolutely nuts to me. How much productivity does your country lose because people have to spend time even thinking about things like this?
- andrepd 8y agoIt's beyond ridiculous that the richest country in human history cannot even ensure health treatment to its citizens, when countries with 1/20 of its GDP/capita manage that. Goes to show that "economic growth" by itself means nothing, if it does not even translate into something so basic as health care.
- sorenn111 8y agowhich country has universal healthcare with 1/20th of US GDP per capita? genuinely curious
- HarryHirsch 8y agoI think he's talking about Cuba.
- NoGravitas 8y agoMost likely. Cuba's kind of an outlier in having an extraordinarily good medical system relative to its GDP, but it's proof at least that, given political will, it's possible. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Healthcare_in_Cuba https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Healthcare_in_Cuba
- andrepd 8y agoCuba is indeed a good example, but there are others. Ghana for example (actually 1/30th of the GDP/capita).
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- gnopgnip 8y agoIf you are in CA and have an HMO plan you do not have to worry about in network or out of network, or with a contract, or spend any time negotiating the bill for emergency services.
- randyrand 8y agoWe've regulated ourselves into the most complicated health industries in the world. Either deregulate, or socialize the ridiculous costs.