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> I dunno how people without semi-flexible white collar work situations do anything with the healthcare system at all. I guess they either don’t, or they just h
by teeray 2y ago
> I dunno how people without semi-flexible white collar work situations do anything with the healthcare system at all. I guess they either don’t, or they just have no vacation time left for actual vacation, ever.
Insurance company, starry-eyed: “You mean they can’t make many claims and we keep all the money?”
Employer, salivating: “and they won’t be able to take leave for more than a few hours at a time?!”
- everforward 2y agoI believe insurance company profit is limited as a percentage of their revenues by the ACA. That's why some people get checks from their health insurance provider; the provider collected too much in premiums, and was left with more than their allowed profit. They want you to use the insurance, so they can raise premiums and that % profit they're allowed to have is a larger absolute dollar amount.
- apyrros 2y agoThat’s not really true. Insurance companies use intercompany eliminations to bypass the rules. Look at United Healthcare’s record-breaking profit.https://www.axios.com/2021/07/16/unitedhealth-optum-providers-intercompany-eliminations https://www.axios.com/2021/07/16/unitedhealth-optum-provider...