r/absolutelynotme_irl • • 10d ago

absolutelynot me irl

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Stretcher?

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u/Wjyosn 6d ago

It’s a little more involved than that. There’s a reason the providers do this, and it’s almost entirely because of insurance

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u/The-Yar 6d ago

You can flip the entire script and says there's a reason insurance companies do it, it's because of healthcare providers and pharma.

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u/Wjyosn 6d ago

But you would be incorrect and disingenuous in doing so.

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u/The-Yar 6d ago

Very much not. There is clear evidence going back decades that healthcare providers will milk insurance for all they can. It's endemic to the nature of insurance. Once something is insured, everyone wants to claim it all.