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A potential solution to the healthcare problem

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How hospitals could kill the health insurance industry

I saw this article and thought immediately that it was a great idea, at least in the short term. That being, for hospitals to offer their own medical plans and leave the insurance middle men out of the picture. Without the insurance parasites drawing their fat from the victims and their employers, hospitals could offer better coverage at a lower price. And, while I understand that this does not remove profit as the driver of our system, I have more faith that the poor and sick will not be exploited as easily by those who have to look into their eyes. I hope so at least.
 
Wouldn't solve the problem, because it's still going to be an insurance company. Kinda how car dealerships do their own auto loans. Didn't make cars cheaper.
 
KevinKohler said:
Wouldn't solve the problem, because it's still going to be an insurance company. Kinda how car dealerships do their own auto loans. Didn't make cars cheaper.
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That's an apples to oranges comparison. There's a huge difference between a consumer good, rightfully considered a luxury, and a service vital to human quality of life. While I appreciate your instant poo-pooing the idea I disagree with your knee-jerk response. There is no human interest in placing a limit on how much a car costs but to limit how much someone can exploit the sick is reasonable from a moral perspective. Therefore, moving away from a system that pretends to be about competition when, in reality, is just a siphon drawing wealth from the most vulnerable, is the only course that will be sustainable and provide actual healthcare.

Hospitals CAN manage their own product and there is absolutely no reason that there needs to be a vast organization of corporate greed to stand between people and their doctors.
 
D_NATURED said:
That's an apples to oranges comparison. There's a huge difference between a consumer good, rightfully considered a luxury, and a service vital to human quality of life. While I appreciate your instant poo-pooing the idea I disagree with your knee-jerk response. There is no human interest in placing a limit on how much a car costs but to limit how much someone can exploit the sick is reasonable from a moral perspective. Therefore, moving away from a system that pretends to be about competition when, in reality, is just a siphon drawing wealth from the most vulnerable, is the only course that will be sustainable and provide actual healthcare.

Hospitals CAN manage their own product and there is absolutely no reason that there needs to be a vast organization of corporate greed to stand between people and their doctors.
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You assume that there is not already a vast organization of corporate greed present in hospitals.
 
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