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How does that control cost?

Posted on: November 3, 2019 at 17:09:10 CT

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If the salaries of doctors and nurses go up, if the price of medical technology goes up, if the price of prescription drugs goes up, how will a cap on premiums work?

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Premium caps - Iam4Mizzou MU

- 11/3 16:46:35

Reducing medical cost should be the priority. No one - Mo Texan MU - 11/3 19:22:55

and Warren's plan is all about finding more money to throw - Iam4Mizzou MU

- 11/3 19:36:09

RE: Premium caps - SideshowBob MU - 11/3 19:04:08

First, decide what is NOT going to be covered. The - GA Tiger MU - 11/3 18:12:25

extra hand implants to reduce fumbles should be covered(nm) - Iam4Mizzou MU

- 11/3 18:13:46

Gotta be top of the list.(nm) - GA Tiger MU - 11/3 18:18:49

Provider -> customer (nm) - pickle MU

- 11/3 17:21:08

How does that control cost? - Ferg STL - 11/3 17:09:10

It will work like the caps on the federal funds rate - ummmm MU - 11/3 17:13:14

why are hc costs spiraling? - Iam4Mizzou MU

- 11/3 17:11:28

You have a choice in doctors but you don't care - Ferg STL - 11/3 17:23:01

There is zero transparency in pricing - meatiger MU - 11/3 17:29:58

and no one can really explain why costs are so high - Iam4Mizzou MU

- 11/3 18:08:26

To some extent we subsidize the rest of world - meatiger MU - 11/3 18:29:01

no doubt it is complex, but I am confident - Iam4Mizzou MU

- 11/3 18:31:30

you said it right there - meatiger MU - 11/3 18:34:25

We have a winner. - Coors4bob MU - 11/3 17:45:29

The only place I know that lists prices... - TigerMatt STL - 11/3 17:34:19

Interesting - meatiger MU - 11/3 17:37:42

We do have a choice to seek out health care. - ummmm MU - 11/3 17:16:54

that's a little silly - Iam4Mizzou MU

- 11/3 18:00:06

maybe they should advertise their prices - JayHoaxH8r MU

- 11/3 17:32:47

You missed one thing - meatiger MU - 11/3 17:14:59

eh, let’s simplify things - Iam4Mizzou MU

- 11/3 17:17:22

LOL - meatiger MU - 11/3 17:18:49

not entirely, but I do know one thing for absolute certain - Iam4Mizzou MU

- 11/3 17:44:27

so would boob jobs - Ferg STL - 11/3 17:48:15

Waste of money - Iam4Mizzou MU

- 11/3 17:48:48

How would that work - meatiger MU - 11/3 17:02:26

let the hc industry figure out how to contain costs - Iam4Mizzou MU

- 11/3 17:06:48

Well, yeah, govt regulation has created a cartel of - ummmm MU - 11/3 17:11:13

Govt solution to a govt caused problem. - ummmm MU - 11/3 17:02:07

I thought this was about wool Nats caps - Ace AU - 11/3 16:51:46