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Are you fucking serious ? the american citizens should be ashamed, especially all the medics...

I remember some show like The Daily Show or something did a report making fun of how much Hospitals charge. It really is a huge scheme between Insurance Companies and the Hospital. Those without Insurance end up at the short end of the stick, as usual. Insurance Companies pay for exorbitant prices for procedures/use and Hospitals pay exorbitant fees for Required Insurance. Then when the Affordable Care Act started getting serious, the issue between Hospitals and Insurance companies has almost disappeared.

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Daidraco_sl said:

I remember some show like The Daily Show or something did a report making fun of how much Hospitals charge. It really is a huge scheme between Insurance Companies and the Hospital. Those without Insurance end up at the short end of the stick, as usual. Insurance Companies pay for exorbitant prices for procedures/use and Hospitals pay exorbitant fees for Required Insurance. Then when the Affordable Care Act started getting serious, the issue between Hospitals and Insurance companies has almost disappeared.

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Don't forget the not-inconsequential way patents play in it. Always wanting the 1 in 1000, 1 in a million tests; cause, you know, they just KNOW they're that special. These ridiculous tests are usually extra pricy besides (not to mention all the time they cost in wasted staff hours). And besides, insurance covers it, so it's "free".

If the doc doesn't do the test, most patients will find a doc who will do them. And if the patient actually does roll snake-eyes and have some fucked up disease from the ass end of get the fuck out of here; Hello malpractice.

Never mind that the patient lied when asked point blank if he fucks Chilean wild marmots.

And insurance companies don't have a clue what's a stupid test or not; nor do they care. They'll tack on their X% profit onto whatever and be richer for it.

TLDR:
So Patients; through feeling special, not being able to do basic math, and lying to the people trying to help them; drive demand.
Real, got into the business to help people, doctors supply out of fear and wanting love.
Doctors who got into the biz for the paycheck supply out of "fuck it, I'm getting paid by the minute."
and Insurance people are accountants, not doctors simply say "order whatever you want, we'll get paid."

Marmots In Porn photoshoot positions:

mikerb_sl said:

Are you fucking serious ? the american citizens should be ashamed, especially all the medics...

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Is that for a single day of care? And I thought paying 23 bucks for a 12 pack of beer here in BC was outrageous.

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Big Phoenix_sl said:

Wow you getting fucked dude. Can get 16 pack for 16 bucks here.

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Fucking 16 pack? Beers come in multiples of 6.

Or in tubs with naked women

Russia sent NATO a New Years greeting...

"We wish our friends from NATO a Happy New Year"

mikerb_sl said:

Are you fucking serious ? the american citizens should be ashamed, especially all the medics...

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When I see that shit, my $110 a month MSP bill for my family of 5 seems not so bad. The US of A needs to fix some shit pronto!

Porkchop_sl said:

Sadly, looks about right. He actually owes a little less than I would expect. 'Murica.

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The high cost of malpractice insurance drives up a lot of the costs as well

There's a lot going on with the medical industry that drives up costs, and some of it would have been handled a bit better had we switched to a one-payer system. Sadly, Obamacare was gutted and the sad shell that remains is only going to piss off people with existing insurance that they like and now can't keep because it doesn't cover a spectrum that is OK with the government. The prices of various medical goods are relative to the amount of people that come in and don't have insurance (Hippocratic oath means they usually get treated regardless, passing the fees onto paying customers) and also relative to the amount of lawsuits that occur when mistakes are made (a minor mistake that ends in fatality doesn't end the doctor's career, it just creates higher fees thanks to "lawyering up" needed by the hospital for all other paying customers) which combined with a system of healthcare that isn't moderated by a non-related party, makes for ridiculous fees. The addage "how much would you pay to save your life?" is silly in modern society, but we in America take that shit seriously apparently. "Everything" should not be something that a doctor who is sworn to save lives should accept, but that is precisely what they ask for with most major medical procedures.

Progress... I guess.