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    Sharyl Attkisson‏Verified account @SharylAttkisson 16 Nov 2017

    What if lack of or cost of health insurance isn't even the real problem? What if it's the over-inflated cost of health care (no matter how you spread it around)? Who benefits from the high costs? Who would want to focus our conversation on insurance -- rather than other fixes?

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      2. Janice‏ @jskielb3 16 Nov 2017
        Replying to @SharylAttkisson

        1/I believe the AMA has a tight grip on med school admissions, keeping dr #s ⬇️, while pressuring PA & NP#s under demand, as well. Even #/nurses limited when programs should be expanded, & all possible services should be moved downstream 2⬇️ costs.

        3 replies 7 retweets 31 likes
      3. Janice‏ @jskielb3 16 Nov 2017
        Replying to @jskielb3 @SharylAttkisson

        2/I’m a lawyer but I also blame the medmal lawsuit crowd 4 blocking tort reform, which some studies claim could reduce national costs 2-4%.

        3 replies 9 retweets 53 likes
      4. Janice‏ @jskielb3 16 Nov 2017
        Replying to @jskielb3 @SharylAttkisson

        3/Insurance reimbursement codes & fear/litigation both drive & incentivize unneeded procedures, ⬆️ total costs.

        2 replies 3 retweets 41 likes
      5. Janice‏ @jskielb3 16 Nov 2017
        Replying to @jskielb3 @SharylAttkisson

        4/Tight govt regulations sought by AMA & others limit lower cost alternatives like telemedicine, concierge service (fixed price medical retainer fees), medical malls, & expanding services from pharmacies/other alternative providers.

        3 replies 3 retweets 29 likes
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      1. sALT oF tHE eARTH‏ @LibertyNow10 16 Nov 2017
        Replying to @SlicksTweetz @SharylAttkisson

        We don't need replace just repeal Get gov out of healthcare Is Trump helping lower costs or just trying to placate ppl by pretending to solve problem while keeping big healthcare institutions & pharma in business

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      2. B-Rad‏ @Comfynumb15 16 Nov 2017
        Replying to @SharylAttkisson

        Consumers need a competitive health insurance industry to help them push back on costs. Government subsidies - like Obamacare - always distort markets and push costs higher.

        3 replies 6 retweets 31 likes
      3. Lesli Young‏ @LesliGYoung 16 Nov 2017
        Replying to @Comfynumb15 @SharylAttkisson

        A la student loans...

        0 replies 0 retweets 9 likes
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      2. Rudy‏ @USAfree123 16 Nov 2017
        Replying to @SharylAttkisson

        ..& Why does insurance reimburse hospital 5x amt. they reimburse outpatient surgery centers for same procedures like colonoscopy, etc.. Why don’t insurance companies steer consumers free of complications to surgery centers to save us all $$?

        1 reply 1 retweet 8 likes
      3. Janice‏ @jskielb3 16 Nov 2017
        Replying to @USAfree123 @usingmyvoix @SharylAttkisson

        Price transparency is crucial 2⬇️costs.Fastfood restaurants required 2 show cost (&calories!), stores must have prices marked, why not medical providers, especially 4 generic services(shots, lab tests, etc )? Insurance can bargain 4 lower group rates, but @ least show baseline.

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      1. HEALTHCAREONOMICS‏ @HConomics 16 Nov 2017
        Replying to @SharylAttkisson

        I can name that tune in two memes:pic.twitter.com/AsSRdo4dM2

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      1. Matt Wall‏ @Ballsfourteen 16 Nov 2017
        Replying to @SharylAttkisson

        Health care has never been about the insured. It’s been about the provider getting paid.

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      2. Wayne Rohde‏ @waynerohde 16 Nov 2017
        Replying to @SharylAttkisson

        look at the $$ motivation by American Heart Assoc to lower the threshold of high blood pressure. life insur companies can charge higher premiums and now 31 million more Americans can be pressured to start using more meds.

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      1. Mary‏ @mjh4259 16 Nov 2017
        Replying to @SharylAttkisson

        Healthcare was once pretty much run by local charities, govts and donors. It has been turned into a huge for-profit industry. And it should be treated as such. Take a look at the salaries of all your local "healthcare administrators", a great many of whom are not mds.

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      2. Lowcountry Source‏ @losonews 16 Nov 2017
        Replying to @SharylAttkisson

        Price disclosure should be part of any reform. Name another service you agree to without a cost estimate?

        2 replies 1 retweet 7 likes
      3. Stephanie Andrejcak‏ @StephAndrejcak 16 Nov 2017
        Replying to @losonews @SharylAttkisson

        If patients paid a percentage of the cost, instead of a copay, they would ask prices and shop around. It would increase competition which would lower costs.

        0 replies 0 retweets 2 likes
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