“cosmetic & LASIK surgery – two areas where third party payers have never been involved. In both fields there is price transparency & price competition. … real price has been falling … despite a huge increase in demand … [&] major tech. innovations."https://www.forbes.com/sites/johngoodman/2018/10/02/employers-could-slash-their-health-costs-overnight-so-why-dont-they/#7ccf87d75421 …
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No, not being life saving means that they are classic commodities so they act just like any other classic commodity. So I can not only take time to choose best provider I can also choose not to do it.(and not die or severely affect my health)
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You can choose providers before an emergency, so that isn't what makes something deviate from being a classic commodity.
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you do have a point But (I'm not from US, so do correct me if I'm wrong) it's not the problem of transparency of insurance (we know what our premiums, copays etc are) It's the hospital costs that are unpredictable and opaque so you only encounter surprizes once you end up there?
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Its the kind of contract, not the fact of advanced purchase. Eg having a roof over your head is a strong necessity, but you can contract to rent a place ahead of time, so it can be a simple commodity.
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We seem to give ourselves a pass for bad decisions if lives are at stake as long as we can be seen as "seeming to take the problem seriously".
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I suspect we will make the same bad decisions in the name of "lives are at stake" with self driving cars.
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So why are sex changes covered?
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