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> While I'm not sold on having a government run healthcare system (the pandemic only reinforces this) Would you mind elaborating on that? From my own perspecti
by bluejekyll 5y ago
> While I'm not sold on having a government run healthcare system (the pandemic only reinforces this)
Would you mind elaborating on that? From my own perspective the federal government’s ability to help fund and drive the vaccine development and then to purchase in quantities to get the entire population vaccinated is actually proof of how powerful a single payer system could be. I’m curious as to what I might be missing.
- supportlocal4h 5y agoYou offer two examples of value: 1. Fund and drive vaccine development 2. Purchase large quantities Neither of those is what I want from my insurance company. How much are those two things costing me? If my taxes just went up $100/year for the next 3 years to pay for that vaccine, that maybe wasn't ideal. If my taxes went up $10 total, that was an awesome deal. If I have no idea how much that vaccine cost me, and nobody else seems to have a way to figure it out, that's really bad. One of my biggest complaints about health insurance in general is the lack of transparency. If government control reduces transparency, that would be bad.
- bluejekyll 5y agoIt seems that you believe government is less transparent than private companies. There are laws which require transparency in government, and your elected officials can make those stronger. Private companies don’t have this inherent obligation and in fact desire to keep as much private as possible in order to compete better. Are governments or private companies more transparent?
- supportlocal4h 5y agoDid you see the sentence about current lack of transparency with insurance companies?