@freemo
...I'm not sure the average doctor is really part of that decision process, or really directly benefits from it...
@Raccoon Sure they do, they decide who they work for, ergo they decide what companies remain in business. If they work for only companies that operate ethically then these hospitals would never thrive.
@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
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.
@Raccoon