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W T F https://transparentcalifornia.com/salaries/2021/gateway-comm...
WTF about, not just the compensation, but the fact that some of these show a salary of $200k with $2.X million in benefits. Like, what? https://transparentcalifornia.com/salaries/2021/gateway-comm...
When High Deductible Insurance was introduced the supposed concept was to "give employees a stake in their costs, and therefore lower them for both employer and employee." However, even today doing so is very challenging, and before laws like this it was essentially impossible. There's no way to shop around American healthcare, with the system itself working against you at every turn (e.g. doctors prescribing named b…
I believe some states regulate that better than others. At the least, some prevent 'surprise bills' where the provider selected is out of network while the referer is in network. That's just not fair when you're unconscious or suffering.
https://www.cms.gov/nosurprises/consumers/new-protections-fo...
> CMS's price transparency law, which requires all hospitals to post their prices online in a single, machine-readable file Whoever got this legislation through deserves a pat on the back.
I hate Trump and am glad he was voted out, but you have to give him his dues. This is 100% his doing, through executive action. The Dems could have done this but never did. It’s just another example of how neither side of the aisle is truly on your side.
And it was severely under reported.
Recommend sending Biden a message (I guess via whitehouse.gov) that you’re tracking this issue.
Why can’t insurance companies post the actual price they are paying and being charged by the hospital with proper billing taxonomies. They seem like they probably have these things well ironed out since they actually deal with various hospitals whereas hospitals only deal with themselves.
There is no actual price. Its rent extraction. They can change how much they charge you for 18 months.
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It really is a toothless law, the hospital probably makes more surplus profit from price discrimination in a single week than their entire fine for the year. The damages should be increased 100x.
I would advocate a more direct form of damages: a hospital that does not comply may not charge more than the minimum over all hospitals in a 500 mile radius for any procedure. A hospital that does charge more and is caught must refund double the difference. Furthermore, no contractual provision may penalize patients for attempting to seek that double refund, and a class action lawsuit to recover the difference that a…
When High Deductible Insurance was introduced the supposed concept was to "give employees a stake in their costs, and therefore lower them for both employer and employee." However, even today doing so is very challenging, and before laws like this it was essentially impossible. There's no way to shop around American healthcare, with the system itself working against you at every turn (e.g. doctors prescribing named b…
No, the solution to most social ills in America is to simply not be poor. If you are poor, stop it. Then you don't have to worry about any of this. Consider abortion, a procedure now outlawed in many US states. If you're not poor, you can just pay to travel to another state or country, have the procedure, do some sight-seeing, and come home. The law has no de facto effect on you. Same with every aspect of healthcare. So, just don't be poor and you'll be fine. (Even better if you are connected to the wealthy and powerful in your city & state. It is very nice indeed to be a VIP in an American hospital, court, or anywhere else.)
> CMS's price transparency law, which requires all hospitals to post their prices online in a single, machine-readable file Whoever got this legislation through deserves a pat on the back.
Many hospitals and providers are ignoring it, perfectly willing to eat the fine, if it ever comes.
like patent trolls for a cause
When High Deductible Insurance was introduced the supposed concept was to "give employees a stake in their costs, and therefore lower them for both employer and employee." However, even today doing so is very challenging, and before laws like this it was essentially impossible. There's no way to shop around American healthcare, with the system itself working against you at every turn (e.g. doctors prescribing named b…
I'm not sure this is that common, unless you have an adversarial relationship with your doctor. It's actually the opposite: in most states the Dr. must write DAW-dispense as written or 'name brand only' to get the expensive brand. Otherwise, the pharmacist can and will substitute a generic if available.
I've always found docs to be very willing to work with you on budget issues. If there's a similar med that is available in generic where their original recommendation isn't, they're happy to switch.
Interesting to read that only 33%-50% of hospitals comply with the law and post their prices. If there's one thing this country needs to do it's demand transparency everywhere. Especially our government. Spending. Salaries. It all needs to be public.
> Especially our government. Spending. Salaries. It all needs to be public. A lot of it is. In California for example you can go look up any public employee's compensation at https://transparentcalifornia.com/