Well there needs to be anti trust lawsuits against insurances because they're definitely racketeering.
Maybe allow insured patients the right to opt out of insurance pricing, they can self pay if so choose. That way ins can't price gouge, pricing becomes transparent and competitive again.(and if you have an emergency your not stuck with some over inflated bill)
I definitely dont think throwing more tax money at the issue would help. Obamacare made this issue way worse.
The only thing it was good for is encouraging insurances to cover pts with preexisting. That can stay.
FYI the government already regulates medical pricing and it is usually what self pay is priced at. You can view the "real" cost of procedures at "CMS.gov Fee Schedual" if you have the codes for the proceedures, which you can google and have access to on your bills. (Ex; 99213 is a typical, basline Dr visit / checkup) ((remember in a hospital - not a clinic. Fees are doubled because there is a hospital fee and Dr fee))
Trumps first term made pricing transparent but its still not enough. Insurance convolutes everything on purpose so people dont really understand, even with pricing transparency as it stands currently.
We should have the right to opt out. That would take some of the power out of the hands of the insurance companies and give to us. Racketeering is another avenue that must be looked at because they are colluding to set prices between each other. They must be reined in. You are right. The ACA only amplified the problems and throwing more money at it only benefits the insurance companies. That is why simply extending the subsides is not a solution.
Well there needs to be anti trust lawsuits against insurances because they're definitely racketeering.
Maybe allow insured patients the right to opt out of insurance pricing, they can self pay if so choose. That way ins can't price gouge, pricing becomes transparent and competitive again.(and if you have an emergency your not stuck with some over inflated bill)
I definitely dont think throwing more tax money at the issue would help. Obamacare made this issue way worse.
The only thing it was good for is encouraging insurances to cover pts with preexisting. That can stay.
FYI the government already regulates medical pricing and it is usually what self pay is priced at. You can view the "real" cost of procedures at "CMS.gov Fee Schedual" if you have the codes for the proceedures, which you can google and have access to on your bills. (Ex; 99213 is a typical, basline Dr visit / checkup) ((remember in a hospital - not a clinic. Fees are doubled because there is a hospital fee and Dr fee))
Trumps first term made pricing transparent but its still not enough. Insurance convolutes everything on purpose so people dont really understand, even with pricing transparency as it stands currently.
Thank you for your reply. That helps.
We should have the right to opt out. That would take some of the power out of the hands of the insurance companies and give to us. Racketeering is another avenue that must be looked at because they are colluding to set prices between each other. They must be reined in. You are right. The ACA only amplified the problems and throwing more money at it only benefits the insurance companies. That is why simply extending the subsides is not a solution.