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I agree with you, but it's not that black and white. Insurance companies are usually the ones paying, not the individual. As such, they have a lot of control ov
by jmtulloss 18y ago
I agree with you, but it's not that black and white. Insurance companies are usually the ones paying, not the individual. As such, they have a lot of control over the price (especially in the case of medicare). While it might be life or death for the individual, it's not for the insurance company.
- gnaritas 18y agoWhich is a big part of the problem, we've put an entity between doctor and patient who's motive is profit rather than helping the patient. Insurance companies figured out a long time ago that the best way to profit was to deny claims and avoid paying in any way they can. An entire sub-industry has popped up around coding claims correctly because doctors have figured out what they can and can't get paid for, the effect being the insurance companies now basically dictate treatments rather than the doctor. Frankly it's extremely fucked up and it's caused entirely by companies seeing the most profit.
- jmtulloss 18y agoCan't argue with that.