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Originally Posted by crockett
Because the govt doesn't regulate it allowing hospitals and drug manufacturers to charge what they want. Add to that the insurance lobby also tries to keep the costs high, to force people to pay for insurance at ridiculous prices. Meanwhile the insurance companies only pay a small fraction of what hospitals or drug manufacturers charge yet the victim pays the deductible on the full price..
I call them victims because people in the US are being defrauded when it comes to the medical and insurance industries.
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I read a really good article a little while back saying basically this.
Big pharma's control the market and cause insurance premiums to go through the roof. Have you ever bought a Rx and had it go to an OTC? I did a few years back with allergy medicine. Was $40 co-pay then when it went OTC, was $18 at Walmart... FUCKING GREED!!!!
However, on the flip side of things the insurance for physicians is outrageous, mainly due to the cost of medial malpractice insurance. Being a sue-happy nation, we drove up the cost ourselves, which is why we can't afford to go to the doctor or hospital without insurance.
At the end of the day, you have the big pharma's lining the pockets of our politicians and the insurance companies putting those 16oz filet's on their table for dinner. Nothing will change...