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Are there any laws that treat medical providers as fiduciaries? That seems like a minimum bar that insurance companies would want to enforce (at least in the sh
by jonhohle 5y ago
Are there any laws that treat medical providers as fiduciaries? That seems like a minimum bar that insurance companies would want to enforce (at least in the short term when premiums could remain high while treatment cost plummets).
- jmuguy 5y agoWell theres the hippocratic oath, but maybe thats little comfort.
- ProjectArcturis 5y agoYou can sue them for malpractice, that's something, at least. But I can't imagine how bad a doctor would have to be before they were subject to criminal charges. Simply being awful at their job wouldn't do it.
- erikerikson 5y agoInsurance companies in the U.S. are barred, I think universally and definitely broadly, by state law from being too profitable. The outcome you describe would result in returned premiums or other profit sinks.
- anotherman554 5y agoA doctor's job is to worry about your health, not not how wealthy you are. Quite literally. If a more expensive treatment has a better chance of saving your life, or a more expense test has a better chance of detecting a disease, the Doctor could be sued for malpractice for not ordering it if you die.