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[–] [email protected] 67 points 1 month ago (16 children)

So here is a question:

A medical professional examined the person IN PERSON and has a requirement.

In comes the insurance to tell you your doctor is wrong and that you're perfectly fine, your doctor is basically lying to you.

Question: how the fuck did any of this ever become legal?

[–] [email protected] 15 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (10 children)

You do need some checks and balances because what's to stop a hospital from profiting off the insurance companies by asking for a CT scan/whatever of every single patient just because they can.

I suppose we could have the government run the hospitals too. But noooooo, that's never going to work out because communism or something.

Maybe we should try effective altruism and accelerationism instead? Let's just hand over all our money to a few tech bros and then we can go beg them to pay for the scans. And if they don't pay for it, surely someone will come up with a cheaper technology to do the same. Yes, that'll definitely work.

[–] [email protected] -3 points 1 month ago (1 children)

what's to stop a hospital from profiting off the insurance companies by asking for a CT scan/whatever of every single patient just because they can

The patient saying no. Also a system where the patient isn’t forced to use insurance.

We could have markets run the hospitals but heaven forbid people would consent to their economic interactions.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

We could have markets run the hospitals but heaven forbid people would consent to their economic interactions.

"Hello! My mother is clutching her chest. She may be having a heart attack. Could you please email me an estimate for the treatment? I'm talking to two other car dealers, and I've read all the posts about the 4 square method online, I'm on to your tricks."

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