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Azcue said his experience underscores how the costs of healthcare in the U.S. could interfere with preventing public health crises.

“How can they expect normal citizens to contribute to eliminating the potential risk of person-to-person spread if hospitals are waiting to charge us $3.,270 for a simple blood test and a nasal swab?” he said.

https://www.miamiherald.com/news/health-care/article240476806.html
 
DistrictDeacon said:
Azcue said his experience underscores how the costs of healthcare in the U.S. could interfere with preventing public health crises.

“How can they expect normal citizens to contribute to eliminating the potential risk of person-to-person spread if hospitals are waiting to charge us $3.,270 for a simple blood test and a nasal swab?” he said.

https://www.miamiherald.com/news/health-care/article240476806.html
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Thanks for sharing. Junk insurance are just premium collectors and red tape. Now if we can limit that hospital bill to $327, which still leaves room for a healthy profit, instead of $3270; then real insurance would be affordable to almost everyone.
 
This is one danger of having the government in charge of healthcare. It's unavoidable in a crisis (and this behavior is abhorrent), but should it be allowed to exist in daily affairs?

 
Robert M. Pirsig said:
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I suspect these are huge tax write-offs for the providers. The $5300 gets written off for taxes. Not sure though. Can someone confirm?

Here is some what Medicare paid for MRI's six years ago:
https://apsmedbill.com/whitepapers/reduced-mri-payments-are-impacting-private-practices

73721-TC – 2012 Medicare: $398.58, 2013 Medicare: $215.37
73221-TC – 2012 Medicare: $388.37, 2013 Medicare: $215.37
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So Medicare for All does break the provider price gouging, but brings government (Trump at government's worst) into healthcare.
A law setting a ceiling of twice Medicare would still make this MRI $430 if your insurance didn't negotiate any discount at all.
This would make health insurance about as affordable as car insurance. Most people have car insurance and maintain that outside their employment.

Now, for those without insurance, providers will not negotiate for any relief. They are happy to sell that $11k MRI for $.10 on the dollar - they'd still get more than Medicare. That's how out of whack their pricing is.
 
The Republican way-completely fuck up governing, then blame "the government" when Dems are in power and/or propose policy. "Be the incompetence you wish to portray in government".
 
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