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18. "That's what makes this whole thing complicated..."
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Healthcare is a scarce resource like anything else. There is a finite number of doctor-hours, drugs, supplies, etc.
Price is typically the mechanism used to allocate scarce resources.
If there is no price, then people have no incentive to not over-consume.

Like dude said, when you don't have to even think about price you have no concerns at all about seeing a medical provider. So every concern you have will be check out. Even unnecessary things. You'll be going to the dermatologist to get a benign, but unsightly, discoloration taken care of. You will go to the doctor when you have a simple cold.

There has to be something that makes people have skin in the game, which is what co-pays and deductibles do. If there is no cost sharing, then there has to be rationing. And I think that would be much much worse

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funny thing is, most doctors say that insurance is the reason costs
Mar 15th 2017
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Actually, it's the other way around
Mar 15th 2017
2
liability insurance is also so high because doctors/nurses make mistakes
Mar 15th 2017
17
It does reduce price sensitivity
Mar 15th 2017
3
      Opaque pricing and time sensitivity of care makes fee for service imprac...
Mar 15th 2017
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      i have a PPO that has very little cost sharing
Mar 15th 2017
7
           WTF?
Mar 15th 2017
9
           you doin the most. i was talking about price sensitivity.
Mar 15th 2017
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                quote
Mar 15th 2017
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                     you reject cost sharing?
Mar 15th 2017
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                          YES - in most cases
Mar 15th 2017
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                                    that's the problem right there though
Mar 15th 2017
19
                                    Well then improve the resouces
Mar 15th 2017
20
           Funny, I have the same thought.
Mar 15th 2017
14
                How much did you pay to the insurance company?
Mar 15th 2017
16
All fall within either 1 or 4 in the end...this just describes who
Mar 15th 2017
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yep, definitely greed
Mar 15th 2017
6
      it's how i learned Ben Carson wasn't shit a long time ago
Mar 15th 2017
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           He's a true American hero!
Mar 15th 2017
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