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Bill to Ban Private Equity from Owning Medical Practices

509 points · 384 comments · paimapi

mhh__ · 1789946686 · focus · HN ↗
You know what american healthcare really needs is more regulation!
1. nielsbot · 1789946825 · focus · HN ↗
  Are you saying it needs less? Why do you think that?
  1. mhh__ · 1789946942 · focus · HN ↗
    yes. It's completely insane that health insurance A) does all price discovery B) is tied to your employer.
    Ask an American hospital how much something costs - you will get a completely fake price back, this is a sign of a totally broken market.
    BugsJustFindMe · 1789949382 · focus · HN ↗
    > Ask an American hospital how much something costs - you will get a completely fake price back
    You think the government tells hospitals to lie to you? The hospitals lie because the government doesn't force them not to. Laissez-faire capitalism causes that. Regulation is needed to fix it.
    mhh__ · 1789950034 · focus · HN ↗
    <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Airline_Deregulation_Act" rel="nofollow">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Airline_Deregulation_Act
    BugsJustFindMe · 1789950373 · focus · HN ↗
    I need you to help me connect the dots, because a bare URL is not the same thing as communication. What does the airline deregulation act have to do with hospitals giving you fake prices because nobody forces them not to?
    What do you think would force hospitals to give you real prices if not the law?

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