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But then what happens when they need care when they're not near the company hospital? You'd need to set up company run hospitals all around the state and the co
by cmelbye 13y ago
But then what happens when they need care when they're not near the company hospital? You'd need to set up company run hospitals all around the state and the country to manage the costs. And suddenly, you've reinvented Kaiser.
- reycharles 13y agoKaiser Permanente (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kaiser_Permanente http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kaiser_Permanente) is a »integrated managed care consortium« (health insurance, I guess). I did not know that.
- azernik 13y agoYeah - they're basically the outgrowth of Kaiser Shipyards doing exactly what nostromo proposed back in the 40s, and then letting other people buy in to their network.
- wdr1 13y agoI would not recommend Kaiser. I herniated a disc in my back, fairly severely, 6 weeks ago. I've seen 5 doctors & a physical therapist so far & have yet to get the treatment several have said I need. For the past 6 weeks I've been able to stand for 5-10 minutes, top and can't sit at all. Whereas an insurance facility has incentive to try not to pay, because Kaiser is integrated, they incentive not to provide the service at all. Each time you get a referral to a different department the sequence is 2-3 days to schedule the appointment. The first appointment has to be a consult, the next available being in 1-2 weeks. Then the treatment they want to try (if any), being 2-4 weeks out.