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SevenTenths posted...

by definition, it would be cheaper for some and more expensive for others.

when it comes to UHC in america you have 3 problems to solve

1.) How to stop the symbiotic relationship between Big Pharma, Insurance, and Hospitals

2.) How to pay for it

3.) How to prevent a drop in medical R&D by limiting the profits Big Pharama can earn by solving #1

if you don't solve #1, #2 doesn't matter. And #3 is something you need to be aware of with your solution to #1.

For example, it's illegal for Hospitals to charge a different price for insured patients and uninsured patients. However, insurance negotiates a "true" rate with the hospitals so they never actually pay the "list" price. This is the advertised as a "benefit" of insurance companies.

...you solve that by lumping EVERYONE into the same insurance program, ie. medicare for all.

this works, because overnight medicare goes from being the biggest insurer to the only insurer. suddenly, big pharma cant play each insurance company against each other, and they're not just going to refuse to work with medicare.

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