Footnote: Healthcare doesn't need to be non-profit. Utilities aren't - but we absolutely need monopsony (one buyer) pricing. My surgery shouldn't be 2.5X (nat'l avg) my neighbors simply b/c we're in different coverage tiers. That's just insane.
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All doctors and nurses should be paid the same ? All real estate should be priced the same for providers ?
aug 25, 2025, 4:44 pm • 0 0 • view
this is why every compromise with universal healthcare is just intentional stupidity for the profit of CEOs (health insurance or PBM or whatever other financial vehicle they come up with) at the cost of nation's health that no patriot should tolerate
aug 25, 2025, 5:11 pm • 0 0 • view
If you're having a heart attack, how long do you think you'll price shop before calling 911?
aug 25, 2025, 5:18 pm • 0 0 • view
Maybe try actually arguing in good faith.
aug 25, 2025, 5:18 pm • 0 0 • view
Of course not. Pricing would still be variable by region/facility/specialty/procedure/- BUT - we'd lose the ADDED complexity of pricing by tier (to maximize profit over health) .. AND everyone would be "covered." One risk pool. The evidence this works? Every other country that leverages UHC.
aug 25, 2025, 7:41 pm • 1 0 • view
Footnote: Germany is a great model to mirror. Employers and employees pay in (split 50/50), but it's *far* less than the denominator of individual employers here in the US. AVG cost of PPO coverage in the US for family of 4? Now over $35K/yr - and comp range for docs? Not aligned to health!
aug 25, 2025, 7:49 pm • 1 0 • view