I analyzed hospital price lists so you didn't have to

Post by leeoniya » Thu, Jul 07, 2022, 1:38 AM UTC

javajosh wrote: post #37

Someone1234 wrote: post #13

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…

>So I guess I should shop around by moving cities 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 ef…

Post by shusaku » Thu, Jul 07, 2022, 1:39 AM UTC

Someone1234 wrote: post #13

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…

Post by phonon » Thu, Jul 07, 2022, 1:41 AM UTC

leeoniya wrote: post #42

javajosh wrote: post #37

Earlier quoted context omitted.

>So I guess I should shop around by moving cities 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 ef…

cancer treatment costs can make anyone poor. just sayin'

Post by legitster » Thu, Jul 07, 2022, 1:43 AM UTC

briHass wrote: post #39

Someone1234 wrote: post #13

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…

> doctors prescribing named brand, and you not be allowed to switch back to generic without another $100+ appointment 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 availabl…

Post by yborg » Thu, Jul 07, 2022, 1:48 AM UTC

ceeplusplus wrote: post #8

anonu wrote: post #6

Toothless law. What article writer should do is just shame the hospitals who don't comply. Tweet at them and make it known.

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.