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Any laws introduced would only tangle the mess called Healthcare even further. Government doesn't know how to administer healthcare (at least in the US) so it
by gabereiser 6y ago
Any laws introduced would only tangle the mess called Healthcare even further. Government doesn't know how to administer healthcare (at least in the US) so it defers it to the private sector. Putting caps in place was already done, the issue is pricing transparency is not a thing. The insurance company pill just pay it and amortize it on the claimants group (or however they account for losses).
I wish we could fix this broken system. The only way to fix it now is open-heart surgery while driving.
- fragmede 6y agoIf the issue is pricing transparency, and that it’s “not a thing”, we could maybe make laws requiring pricing transparency?
- gabereiser 6y agoMy memory of ACA may be hazy but I do remember talks of having that as part of the ACA law. Not sure if it made it in (probably not due to lobbyists). I think if insurance carriers had the ability to verify the charges before paying we would see naturalized reform from sheer market power. No one will pay for a $5k thing if the site says it's $350.
- niij 6y agoIt didn't make it into the ACA. Trump signed a pricing transparency law which is in effect now, but being fought in court.