tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post3885263072226343178..comments2024-02-13T02:39:22.756-05:00Comments on EconomicPolicyJournal.com: Why Insurance Companies Don't Want Hospital Costs to FallRobert Wenzelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14296920597416905488noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-78749916627189531802017-01-08T21:55:34.265-05:002017-01-08T21:55:34.265-05:00I see your point.I see your point.Jessehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10970586845001280417noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-58251546257044581172017-01-08T13:58:51.668-05:002017-01-08T13:58:51.668-05:00I hope I live to see the day where there are Jiffy...I hope I live to see the day where there are Jiffy Lube type places for all basic medical needs. Sirkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01348978049876013373noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-8179410426456796262017-01-08T08:55:02.635-05:002017-01-08T08:55:02.635-05:00Yeah genius, except in a free market you wouldn...Yeah genius, except in a free market you wouldn't have the discrepancy between the incredible prices that individuals pay and the huge discounts health insurance companies pay. That's government legislation at work. Robert Wenzelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14296920597416905488noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-21589004375483843392017-01-08T01:42:05.612-05:002017-01-08T01:42:05.612-05:00Insurance companies want higher medical prices so ...Insurance companies want higher medical prices so more people need to buy health insurance. No shit...Jessehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10970586845001280417noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-70091852384009644242017-01-07T21:11:39.225-05:002017-01-07T21:11:39.225-05:00I don't have health insurance for a few very g...I don't have health insurance for a few very good reasons (trust me on this). While in the States, I was prescribed a medicine by a dermatologist. At the pharmacy, the tech looked at the price of the medication and blanched. $925.00 for a one month supply!!! She did some magic on the computer and apparently slipped me into an insurance cohort. Suddenly the price was $25.00!!! If it weren'Capn Mikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08133441332228302495noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-44868690016665699142017-01-07T18:52:57.922-05:002017-01-07T18:52:57.922-05:00The “totally out” includes state governments which...The “totally out” includes state governments which grant hospitals the ability to form Cartels exactly like Taxi Cartels requiring a “Certificate of Need” for any new hospitals or expansions. <br /><br />The entire Med providers including doctors & labs have anti-competitive gov grants through such things as licensing. One example is a new Ap allowing docs to perform an $800 lab test in theirtexhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11573438991085063070noreply@blogger.com