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HealthCare is anything but Capitalism at this point in time, if it was, there would be far more transparency.
Satoshi_Nakamoto saysHer mistake was not calling the nurse line first and describing the symptoms. She would either get an urgent care appointment right away or nurses' advice to to go ER, effectively covering her ass from the shit like described in the article.
Uh huh, and a person would know to follow these instructions you presented how?
How would transparency have helped in this case? Someone who thinks they have are in the midst of appendicitis is going to go surgery shopping?
How would transparency have helped in this case? Someone who thinks they have are in the midst of appendicitis is going to go surgery shopping?
What is left of Capitalism in this “Capitalist” society?
HealthCare is anything but Capitalism at this point in time, if it was, there would be far more transparency.
First of all this is fucking common sense: instead of hightailing to ER and spending shitload of time there in line waiting to be triaged, calling the nurse line and asking for advise and maybe appointment at the urgent care facility saves that person shitload amount of time (and money, as we can see). Secondly, this is usually fucking printed on a fucking 1-page pamphlet when a person gets their insurance documents. And sometimes it's even fucking printed on a fucking insurance card. We are living in the world when a call can be made hands-free voice-dialed from a fucking moving car but people still want to just drop in into the fucking ER and just seat there for hours.... Fucking insane.
We are all vulnerable to shit like this, even with insurance.
Either give the consumer power by making prices and coverage transparent or give a single payer the ability to keep ERs honest. Anything less is ass raping of consumers.
As long as Americans think medicine is the same as manufacturing a widget, and as long as they think "capitalism" by default is always beneficial to them, they'll continue to lose track of the plot, and will continue to get fleeced.
It's not something new. But Americans don't learn.
transparency? Since when capitalists want to show what they are doing?
US healthcare is optimized to do exactly what capitalists everywhere do: they maximize the lifetime profits made on their customers. It works well - according to capitalistic principles.
errc saysCapitalism lulz
HealthCare is anything but Capitalism at this point in time, if it was, there would be far more transparency.
For non-emergency treatment, the best first step toward a market would be the requirement that all prices be published instead of hidden and difficult to discover like they are now.
Emergency room prices need to be regulated by law, because there is certainly no market at work here.
Who looks at this system and wants to double down by letting the government become the national insurance provider for everyone?
Capitalism does maximize profits, but that is also a built in price control, the most efficient ever seen by modern society.
Emergency room prices need to be regulated by law, because there is certainly no market at work here.
Goran_K saysCapitalism does maximize profits, but that is also a built in price control, the most efficient ever seen by modern society.
This is true. It's called competition.
Have you thought through how competition and price transparency work in emergencies?
- you get there, they don't know what you have, so no price.
- $2000 to checkin. "triaging is work, you know".
- they want 1 specialist to look at you, which will be $500. Do you pay or do you try a different hospital?
- 3 specialists look at you.
- they decide they need a scan. price $1500. Do you leave then? You are in pain. Ok you pay.
- the results are inconclusive. They want a x-ray and a blood test. $1500. Ding.
- They decide you need a surgery for $35,000 + surrounding cares. You could try a different hospital, but they say you might die if they delay.
- "screw it! the insurance will pay"
Insurance...
We are all vulnerable to shit like this, even with insurance.
Emergency room prices need to be regulated by law, because there is certainly no market at work here.