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Isn't it obvious that this cannot be solved by startups?
by dmitriid 5y ago
Isn't it obvious that this cannot be solved by startups?
- AlexB138 5y agoIt's always obvious that something can't be solved by a startup until it is. That's what "disruption" and "innovation" are.
- ryneandal 5y agoIt doesn't need disrupted, it needs to be criminalized. The application of capitalism in circumstances where the alternative is illness and/or death is tantamount to extortion.
- missedthecue 5y agoSo should we nationalize the farms to keep the dirty capitalists off of our food supply?
- ryneandal 5y agoNo legitimate rebuttal other than a whataboutism. Blocked.
- f6v 5y agoThe German healthcare insurance is basically run by the state. The healthcare is slow and far from perfect overall. But I didn’t hear as many people complaining. I never paid for a hospital visit or a surgery. My only expenses were 10 euro/day for hospital stay that included free meals and 2-patient room with our own bathroom.
- hda111 5y agoIn Germany it’s two class medicine. 10% have private insurance and 90% are in the statuary health insurance. Those in private insurance have to pay most things on their own and need to try getting it back from insurance company.
- jandrese 5y agoSome kind of Expedia for hospitals? Some company that somehow extracts the actual price information from the hospitals and lets you comparison shop? Ultimately this is a technological solution to a political problem. It's going to be difficult to implement and face a lot of pushback from the entrenched incumbents.
- Sr_developer 5y agoWait arent you willing to put your health on the hands of the people who brought us Theranos, pets.com, and a DRM-laden juice-squeezer? "Unfortunately this transfusion cannot be given to you because there is a mismatch between its version and the versions approved in your database record. Please contact a representative or call our support line"
- loonster 5y agoBut it can be solved by startups: Procedure Insurance.
- dmitriid 5y agoAh yes. Let's "solve" the insurance mess by introducing more insurance middlemen.