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Is this significantly different from HMOs, which have existed for at least half a century? Kaiser has been doing basically this for a while now.
by drc500free 4y ago
Is this significantly different from HMOs, which have existed for at least half a century? Kaiser has been doing basically this for a while now.
- giraffe_lady 4y agoIs a canoe different from a speed boat? In some ways not at all, in some quite a bit. Depends on what you're trying to explain or do with it. The fundamental similarities don't override the differences and in this case I think "it's owned by a union-busting monopolistic megacorporation that is currently redefining labor relations and probably not in a good way" is enough to make it valuable to consider it a different thing.
- drc500free 4y agoKaiser runs massive complex hospital systems, does $93B in revenue, and employs over 200,000 people. One Medical runs a handful of standalone primary care offices with bougie waiting rooms, does $250M in revenue, and employs 3,000 people. It's something to keep an eye on, but if there's a canoe in this analogy it's the one Amazon just bought. Maybe they can turn it into a full navy one day.