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The chicken and the egg have already been laid in this case. Hospitals cannot charge less than they charge insurance otherwise it would be constituted as insur
by SkyPuncher 8y ago
The chicken and the egg have already been laid in this case.
Hospitals cannot charge less than they charge insurance otherwise it would be constituted as insurance fraud. This ends up meaning that insurance rates almost exclusively dictate the floor at which healthcare providers can charge their customers.
This will simply prevent hospitals from taking advantage of consumers that lack group negotiating powers.
- shhehebehdh 8y agoHospitals cannot charge less than they charge insurance otherwise it would be constituted as insurance fraud. This implies that all insurers pay the same rates, which I think is not true.
- gamblor956 8y agoHospitals cannot charge less than they charge insurance otherwise it would be constituted as insurance fraud. Not sure where you heard that, but it's simply not true. First and foremost, every insurer negotiates different rates with hospitals and other facilities. Second, where is the insurance fraud when a hospital charges an uninsured patient less than list prices, given that no insurer is involved in the transaction?
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