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It moves the needle for the premium-paying customer. Either the numbers matter or they don't. Pick one.
by lenerdenator 2y ago
It moves the needle for the premium-paying customer.
Either the numbers matter or they don't. Pick one.
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- gruez 2y agohttps://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/move_the_needle#English https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/move_the_needle#English >1. (idiomatic) To change a situation to a noticeable degree Emphasis mine.
- lenerdenator 2y agoYou think over years and a number of bills that cents wouldn't start adding up? It's 100% noticeable. If it weren't, then it wouldn't matter to people like the c-suite who are so focused on making money for themselves.
- gruez 2y agoThe numerator might so up but so will the denominator, so it effectively cancels each other out. More to the point, I feel like this argument is over relative vs absolute. It might be noticeable" to a single person, but given that we're talking about the healthcare system as a whole, it's fair to say that it's not "noticeable".