Hacker Newsnew | past | comments | ask | show | jobs | submitlogin

> Instead of fighting with insurers they would be fighting with the government insurer?

1. I'd rather fight the non profit-motivated entity 2. We can probably compare to VA and Medicare and even other countries to see what the fight will be like. I'm willing to bet it will be a big improvement.

> No matter what, there are going to be disagreements on what medical procedures should be paid for and who needs them, as well as how much they should be billed for.

Government insurance has a service motive. Private insurance has a profit motive.



Government has a cost motive. Lower taxes. There is no such thing as non-profit, cost drives all organizations.

And government can just lower the definition of acceptable service rather than provide any accountability for not providing it.


> And government can just lower the definition of acceptable service rather than provide any accountability for not providing it.

but why would they? OTOH for-profit companies do this all the time.


To lower spending. People always complain about taxes.


you know who else lowers spending (at the expense of service)? For profit corps. You’re ignoring that part.




Guidelines | FAQ | Lists | API | Security | Legal | Apply to YC | Contact

Search: