pocketero-dan

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by pocketero-dan 4y ago
That's an interesting proposal: make it free for members and eventually build enough membership that providers are actively wanting to join the network for a monthly fee. To be clear, I'm happy with any pricing model that accompli
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by pocketero-dan 4y ago
Not exactly. It's more like, "You pay in cash either way, we charge you $10/month so you can get the best price instead of the worst price." (It's often a difference of 4x.) This way more people can afford to get th
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by pocketero-dan 4y ago
You're right, there are medical expenses so huge that even big discounts won't meaningfully help avoid bankruptcy. But let's not only consider worst case scenarios, let's also consider more common scenarios: - A non-comp
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by pocketero-dan 4y ago
Yes, I think that is correct - ending government intervention in health insurance would wither the medical billing industry. To be fair, the medical billing industry is not parasitic - it adds value by navigating health insurance billing,
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by pocketero-dan 4y ago
Proposed colossal change: a common practice of paying for healthcare out of pocket, instead of through healthcare insurance. Yes, this sounds unreasonable right now because prices are so high. But bear with me for a second. Most healthcare
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by pocketero-dan 4y ago
> you can actually have a system of government health insurance but keep private healthcare. This is what we currently have in the US. In fact, the US government is the largest healthcare insurer in the US (through Medicare and Medicaid