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Mar 31, 2024
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Mises
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If you want to see the free market in health care, look for a direct primary
care doctor in your area.
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Take a dive down UnitedHealthcare and all their subsidiaries. That’ll make you
IGlowInTheDark
Mar 31, 8:06am
Optum does a whole lot more than just that, and they are constantly buying companies up. The call for one payer system
specsauce
Mar 31, 8:10am
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TaysomJimmerEraCoug
Mar 31, 1:32pm
Yea it’s basically who can control both the delivery and funding of healthcare
cougfanz
Mar 31, 8:14am
Meanwhile Apple gets nailed because Apple Pay is easy to use.
Longseason
Mar 31, 8:29am
Or charges 30% commissions on all apps. Makes Realtors seem like a great deal.
BYU'01
Apr 1, 6:32pm
Everyone is doing this now….healthcare companies have learned this is how you are profitable
JOPE
Mar 31, 8:30am
The call for govt-run healthcare is often a reaction to private sector cronyism
Shore10
Mar 31, 8:33am
You forgot pharmacy benefit manager
BYU '80
Mar 31, 8:35am
You’re trying to blame capitalism for the state of our current healthcare system?
CrimWalCoug
Mar 31, 8:43am
Imagine thinking our healthcare system was some free market creation
txblue
Mar 31, 9:20am
It’s the free market trying to survive despite government intervention
JOPE
Mar 31, 9:30am
I'd say it's not a free market but corrupted. And, yes, market players adapt
txblue
Mar 31, 9:49am
You mean like commercial payers subsidizing government rates for doctors?
BYU '80
Mar 31, 5:52pm
US healthcare is nonsensical because of Depression era tax law; not free markets
BYU'01
Mar 31, 2:25pm
Our healthcare system is hardly a free market or capitalistic.
Shore10
Mar 31, 9:02pm
Thank you
conetah
Apr 1, 6:47am
The opposite is true. Healthcare was at its best w no gov interference
Coug Dude
Apr 1, 11:13am
Not UHC, but they are all the same.
runningfoo
Mar 31, 9:24am
United Healthcare is the hardest company to work with as a provider. My clinic
BlooCoug
Mar 31, 9:45am
They’re shady and deny claims all the time
SwanSong
Mar 31, 9:53am
That’s frustrating to hear. We’ve been with them for 25 years but I can’t blame
SouthernBlueBlood
Mar 31, 10:20am
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TaysomJimmerEraCoug
Mar 31, 1:33pm
UHC - no bueno. They try & get away w not paying anything.
Coug Dude
Apr 1, 1:40pm
And unfortunately everyone gets thrown into the same bucket with them.
BYU '80
Apr 1, 3:03pm
Edit - 4,000% stock return since 2000- insane
SwanSong
Mar 31, 9:52am
At the expense of taking care of their insureds and their provider network.
BlooCoug
Mar 31, 10:31am
Over what time frame though
TaysomJimmerEraCoug
Mar 31, 1:35pm
Edit - stock increased 4,000% since 2000
SwanSong
Mar 31, 4:36pm
If you want to see the free market in health care, look for a direct primary
Mises
Mar 31, 12:22pm
There are more and more doctors doing this.
SouthernBlueBlood
Mar 31, 12:23pm
It’s insane that if you to insure against health risk - or just see a doctor -
BYU'01
Mar 31, 2:52pm
What is crazy, hospitals are buying those and then offering VIP services
IGlowInTheDark
Apr 1, 7:47am
Yea, now regional/smaller hospitals are getting in on direct care
cougfanz
Apr 1, 9:07am
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