re: How Do We Fix American Healthcare?

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But the current system definitely sucks. But the hospitals aren't totally to blame. They're working within the convoluted rules written for them to operate within

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I agree somewhat. And I do understand that hospitals are operating on thin margins (but that’s partially because there’s never not a construction crane over the hospital). And I do understand that they have loss leaders. An insurance company I worked for had a major computer company as a client and the hospitals in that company’s headquarters’ area had a flat rate of $350 or something ridiculous for a carpal tunnel procedure. Because the insurance company could.