Okay, but I didn't mean literally outlaw insurance middlemen.
I mean fix the incentive structure such that I have the option to forego insurance middlemen.
> Patients do not have the capacity nor the knowledge
I completely disagree, and what business of yours or anyone's is it to say I'm `lacking in capacity and knowledge` to such a degree I shouldn't be allowed to make my own healthcare decisions!?
Worse still, right now the US government puts a cap on the percentage of profit an insurance company can take from premiums which coupled with the current near monopolistic healthcare insurance system incentivizes paying as much as possible for treatment to justify higher premiums.
Okay, but I didn't mean literally outlaw insurance middlemen.
I mean fix the incentive structure such that I have the option to forego insurance middlemen.
> Patients do not have the capacity nor the knowledge
I completely disagree, and what business of yours or anyone's is it to say I'm `lacking in capacity and knowledge` to such a degree I shouldn't be allowed to make my own healthcare decisions!?
Worse still, right now the US government puts a cap on the percentage of profit an insurance company can take from premiums which coupled with the current near monopolistic healthcare insurance system incentivizes paying as much as possible for treatment to justify higher premiums.