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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 cle…

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 w…

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 cons…

Hey HN, launched this recently and looking for early feedback. The problem to solve: In the US, patients who can't afford health insurance are regularly charged the highest prices …

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 parasit…

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 …

> 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 hea…