It appears its time for the US to develop and adopt a universal, national plan that does not involve Wall Street oversight. The US is the only industrialized country that does not have a national plan. Think how much it will save, having the same coding and benefits for all, allowing us to go to any hosptal and not worry about coverage, allowing us to know that all policies have the same benefits, and allowing us to eliminate the greed of Wall Street and insurance companies.
There is definitely a high level of money in healthcare and has increased exponentially during the COVID pandemic. The sad part about payers and for-profit hospitals/physician groups is that they serve the shareholders, not the patients. The free market doesn't play out in this space due to several factors - lack of information for consumers, failure of the consumer to "feel" the impact of the for-profit behavior, and the willingness to forgo population health improvement to deliver profits or margins.
I can hardly read this it is so distressing. What will we do when there are no health care professionals? Don't these people who are sucking us dry get sick themselves? Or their family members?
It appears its time for the US to develop and adopt a universal, national plan that does not involve Wall Street oversight. The US is the only industrialized country that does not have a national plan. Think how much it will save, having the same coding and benefits for all, allowing us to go to any hosptal and not worry about coverage, allowing us to know that all policies have the same benefits, and allowing us to eliminate the greed of Wall Street and insurance companies.
There is definitely a high level of money in healthcare and has increased exponentially during the COVID pandemic. The sad part about payers and for-profit hospitals/physician groups is that they serve the shareholders, not the patients. The free market doesn't play out in this space due to several factors - lack of information for consumers, failure of the consumer to "feel" the impact of the for-profit behavior, and the willingness to forgo population health improvement to deliver profits or margins.
As long as congress is allowed to buy stock in the very companies they regulate, this will never change. And, oh, Citizens United.
Optum
FSA
Money grab
Any excuse to deny payment directly to physicians and hospitals.
I can hardly read this it is so distressing. What will we do when there are no health care professionals? Don't these people who are sucking us dry get sick themselves? Or their family members?
They will always have access to good coverage.
As though I needed to read one more report on the sickening behavior of the insurance industry. These people are the essence of evil.