@freemo
...I'm not sure the average doctor is really part of that decision process, or really directly benefits from it...
Not at all, they just need to work for a office without predatory practices for a little while. Doctors make astronomical amounts even in private practice.
@freemo Do those exist?
Or are the issues with insurance so systemic that not buying into the system ends up shortchanging the practice, making such honest practices unprofitable in a broken system?
I.e. if prices are inflated because insurance companies insist on spending more resources bartering than paying out, wouldn't an honest doctor practice that gives up-front pricing still have to deal with that and end up taking a loss as a result?
@LouisIngenthron
Nah thats a short sighted view. No the answer to that is you start your own small one person clinic and work independently, as many doctors do. They certainly can afford it.
@Raccoon