Daily Show interview with Steven Brill about the rigged healthcare economy (health care system, Minnesota)

[things and stuff]

I'm sure conservatives will hate this, but i thought it was worth looking at.

Steven Brill - The Daily Show with Jon Stewart - 02/21/13 - Video Clip | Comedy Central


Also, here's the very long investigative report that Brill did for TIME:
Bitter Pill: Why Medical Bills Are Killing Us | TIME.com

A few highlights:

- It's not a true free-market, in that many customers can't reasonably shop around for the best prices, nor can they opt out of the market without putting themselves or their family's lives in peril.

- If you don't have insurance, you will be billed around 11x (eleven!) what the actual costs are. Even though insurance gets a huge discount, they are usually still getting grossly overcharged, as well.

- Non-profits are VERY lucrative for the people who control them, but not necessarily for the nurses and doctors.

[nevergoingback]

It's a long read, almost 25,000 words. Very good article on our broken health care system.

[things and stuff]

Originally Posted by Middle School Mustache

It's a long read, almost 25,000 words. Very good article on our broken health care system.

Yes, I was surprised that actual journalism occurred in America. TIME is usually trash.

[lycos679]

Some people have been saying this for some time now.

Monopolistic competition and the heal... [Health Serv Manage Res. 1991] - PubMed - NCBI July 4, 1991
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