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Not quite true. If you own the providers, getting people to pay deductibles and copays (i.e. getting treated) will yield way more money than just having them pa
by estearum 1y ago
Not quite true. If you own the providers, getting people to pay deductibles and copays (i.e. getting treated) will yield way more money than just having them pay premiums.
- frollogaston 1y agoBut undercutting the other insurers/providers should earn you more, if it were competitive, which I guess it's just not
- estearum 1y agoCorrect, which is another reason why they are buying the healthcare providers. It allows the insurers (“pay-viders”) to strong arm independent doctors and smaller insurers out of the market.
- frollogaston 1y agoOk, I get it now. No other explanation has made sense so far, it's a cartel.