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A startup that can get rid of Health Insurance companies butting in between Doctors and Patients and existing only for catastrophic events (cancer etc). Get rid
by codegeek 3y ago
A startup that can get rid of Health Insurance companies butting in between Doctors and Patients and existing only for catastrophic events (cancer etc). Get rid of Insurance premiums, copays, deductibles and all the other crazy stuff. Let patients pay out of pocket directly to Doctors. That would bring down the cost of healthcare like crazy. Yes I know this will require some legislations etc and I am a nobody in this field but man I would love for this to happen. Hate the Health Insurance bullshit with a passion.
- logicalmonster 3y agoI don't know the practical realities and complex legalities of this field too well, but when I was paying cash for common medical procedures for a few years, the biggest problem I had was finding out the prices of procedures. Trying to call a medical office and get a price for anything was often a frustrating exercise. The staff would say things like "The doctor has to examine you first and then tell you how much it costs" or even "We won't know the full price until after the procedure". Trying to comparison shop was very difficult, even for relatively common tasks.
- codegeek 3y agoYes and again, that is because of our system which requires Health Insurance. Those people at the front desk are low level hires who only understand how to ask for your Insurance card before they can do anything. When you throw the "cash question" at them, they have no clue. This is again all by design.