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But socialised medicine is insane, right? It says that the bill was 20X more expensive than it shouldn’t have been. I can’t even imagine having to pay that whe
by jonplackett 7y ago
But socialised medicine is insane, right?
It says that the bill was 20X more expensive than it shouldn’t have been. I can’t even imagine having to pay that when I go to the doctor. The NHS isn’t perfect, but it’s damn good.
- sp332 7y agoWhy would this be different under socialized medicine? A doctor can lie to a government agency as easily as lying to a private company.
- BookmarkSaver 7y agoReading the article, the trick here is exploiting a loophole that exists specifically within private healthcare. The doctor part owns/is associated with an "out-of-network" lab where the tests were sent. Healthcare providers have default listings which are typically outrageously high, and negotiate with insurers for their "actual" rates. But by the in-network doctor quietly sending the tests "out-of-network", the insurer could be charged the outrageous fee. With single payer, the price is the price. No bullshit, shady multilateral private negotiations in a marketplace where people's health is what is being wagered.
- OnlineCourage 7y agoWe already have socialized medicine in the US and you can go ahead and compare average billing rates to calculate the insanity ratio by using Medicare and VA.