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In response to "The ones I have experience with (Switzerland, Canada, Australia) all effectively have government-regulated pricing. " by mafic

That latter sounds identical to this. The former: total price controls are not exactly the standard I'd hold up to prove something else is crazy

Posted by JackDawson (aka dawson) Mar 11 '20, 06:33

Total price controls can lead to sheer irrationality.

I'd rather have a public option and be done with it, then you end up with the Canadian model, which permits insane pricing too.

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Not really the same. Insurance selection and pricing here is also heavily regulated. The point is more that variable billing for basically an ER visit - mafic Mar 11, 06:47 1
- Right, but as you see this isn't really variable billing for basically an ER visit, as it ends up in the same place as any other visit - JackDawson Mar 11, 06:55

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That latter sounds identical to this. The former: total price controls are not exactly the standard I'd hold up to prove something else is crazy

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