This is a problem in multiple lines of coverage - the idea that we must have guaranteed platinum care for everyone. Guarantees cost money. Period.
Insurance tends to be the convenient whipping boy for lots of issues. I am not saying they don't share some of the blame, but one thing that doesn't get enough attention is how much private equity is in the healthcare space. PE's primary focus is EBITDA - not customers (patients).
This is a problem in multiple lines of coverage - the idea that we must have guaranteed platinum care for everyone. Guarantees cost money. Period.
Insurance tends to be the convenient whipping boy for lots of issues. I am not saying they don't share some of the blame, but one thing that doesn't get enough attention is how much private equity is in the healthcare space. PE's primary focus is EBITDA - not customers (patients).
It's another link in the debt servitude chain gang