People complain about high medical insurance but don’t want universal health care.

[WIA20XX]

Folks are mad at the wrong people.

They're mad at insurance companies for not wanting to pay exorbinant prices that come out of the medical establishment.

United Healthcare makes 6% profit.
Typical S&P 500 company makes 12%.

The real problem are the doctors, nurses, drug suppliers, medical equipment people, etc

What drives health spending in the U.S. compared to other countries? - Peterson-KFF Health System Tracker

The U.S. spends more on healthcare per capita than its peers. Most of the additional health spending goes to providers for inpatient and outpatient care.

www.healthsystemtracker.org

Americans spent $7,500 per person on inpatient and outpatient care while comparable countries spent an average of $2,969 per person, a difference of $4,531 per person. Patients in the U.S. have shorter average hospital stays and fewer physician visits per capita, while many hospital procedures have been shown to have higher prices in the U.S

These people are blood suckers, figuratively and literally...

 

[LV Koopa]

Folks are mad at the wrong people.

They're mad at insurance companies for not wanting to pay exorbinant prices that come out of the medical establishment.

United Healthcare makes 6% profit.
Typical S&P 500 company makes 12%.

The real problem are the doctors, nurses, drug suppliers, medical equipment people, etc

What drives health spending in the U.S. compared to other countries? - Peterson-KFF Health System Tracker

The U.S. spends more on healthcare per capita than its peers. Most of the additional health spending goes to providers for inpatient and outpatient care.

www.healthsystemtracker.org

These people are blood suckers, figuratively and literally...

It's amazing that insurance companies get all of the blame when they are the ones fighting on your behalf.

Hospital charges $500,000 for a procedure that can be done for $10,000. Insurance company says no and argues with the hospital. Claim denied.
Outrage goes fully to the insurance company even though they are trying to prevent the hospital from fukking you over.

There are instances of insurance companies being scummy and generally deserving the scorn they get. But there are many other players in the healthcare system that contribute to the mess. Medical pricing being whatever the hospital feels like on any given day is a huge issue.

 

[the cac mamba]

Canada boder ain't locked down

compared to america's?

 

[feelosofer]

We as a nation are not altruistic enough for universal healthcare to pass because it would help people other than ourselves.

 

[The Guru]

Pathetic. They champion billionaires and companies worth 100's of billions. Whose boards meet to decide how they're going to fleece us more and leave us powerless and desperate to tend to the health of our children. Absolutely pathetic.