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Re: Why Have Medical Insurance?

From rickman <gnuarm@gmail.com>
Newsgroups sci.electronics.design
Subject Re: Why Have Medical Insurance?
Date 2017-05-13 11:34 -0400
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On 5/13/2017 10:19 AM, amdx wrote:
> On 5/12/2017 8:34 PM, rickman wrote:
>> On 5/12/2017 9:11 PM, amdx wrote:
>>> On 5/12/2017 7:33 PM, Don Y wrote:
>>>> On 5/12/2017 4:31 PM, amdx wrote:
>>>>>  I have health insurance for two reasons.
>>>>> 1. It protects my life savings from a $300,000 hospital bill.
>>>>
>>>> And how does it "protect" them?  Does it change your RISK of getting
>>>> sick?
>>>> Does the mere act of purchasing health insurance make you healthier?
>>>> Less
>>>> LIKELY to need health care?
>>>>
>>>> Or, does it shift your EXPOSURE to that risk -- by offloading it onto
>>>> some other payer (i.e., the insurance company)?
>>>>
>>>> Where does the insurance company come up with the money to pay YOUR
>>>> $300,000 bill (if you ever incur the need for that sort of care)?
>>>> Do they convince the providers to forgive ALL of those fees?
>>>>
>>>> In which case, does the provider just stop paying its employees
>>>> for the services they've provided?
>>>>
>>>> There's no free lunch.  If you incur $300,000 of care, SOMEONE is
>>>> paying
>>>> that $300,000 -- if YOU aren't (because you "protected yourself")
>>>>
>>>> I.e., someone who *didn't* incur healthcare costs that met or exceeded
>>>> what he paid *to* the insurer ("insurance industry") is effectively
>>>> subsidizing
>>>> your care.  They are assuming a part of your risk exposure.
>>>>
>>>> Of course, if you are UNLUCKY enough to NOT need that care, then YOU
>>>> will subsidize someone else's care!
>>>
>>>
>>>   As long as I can remember or since the kids were born 23 years ago,
>>> I don't ever recall hitting my deductible. So the insurance company has
>>> not paid a claim. So I have been subsidizing others care, but that's
>>> what insurance does. I have a $10k deductible and hope I never hit it.
>>>  Hit about $4,500 one year when my son had his wisdom teeth pulled.
>>
>> You clearly don't understand insurance.
>
>  Odd that you would say that especially after I told you why I have
> insurance,
>
>
>
>   *You* are paying to be covered
>> should you need medical care.
>
> Duh!
>
>
>> You may not have been able to take advantage of that coverage, but
>> that's a good thing, no?  MUCH better than needing medical care and
>> NOT having insurance.
>>
>
> Duh!
>
>> Also, they get you lower rates than if you paid directly.  MUCH LOWER.
>>
>> A friend bought dental insurance at the suggestion of the dentist's
>> office.  It isn't a lot and doesn't pay for much if anything.  But the
>> dentist charges *much* lower rates, about half.
>>
>
>  Pretty stupid for the dentists office, if he wanted less money for his
> work, he could charge less. Probably the front office screwing the boss.
>
>
>
>>
>>>>> 2. The insurance company negotiates the fees charged.
>>>>
>>>> So, if everyone has insurance, then no one gets a "deal".
>>>
>>> I don't know, I do think that if no one had insurance healthcare would
>>> be much cheaper, but we would also not have as much high tech equipment
>>> in use.
>>>  I'm not sure of your point, I just know that I get a bill and the
>>> insurance company cuts in in half and more, I had a test that was $32
>>> and the insurance company allowed $3.32. I doubt the tester wants to
>>> continue that test.
>>
>> You don't know how cheap some tests are.
>> Remember they are done in a fast paced, laboratory production line.
>
>
>
> God you are a genius, please tell us ignorant people all you know.
> Clearly you think I'm ignorant, and If I am, there are a whole lot more.
> So, just start at the beginning, we are all listening for your wisdom.
>
>
>> This isn't some guy holding a test tube over a Bunsen burner.  They
>> use fancy equipment because tests largely become automated and so very
>> inexpensive.
>>
>> Insurance payments are *negotiated*.  If they are too low to pay for
>> the test, the provider won't work with that insurance company.
>>
>   They can make it up on other tests.
> This just happened to be a repeat of one test in the panel.
>  The paperwork is worth $3.23.

The lab doesn't do paperwork.  It's all automated.  See above.

-- 

Rick C

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