this post was submitted on 18 Dec 2024
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EDIT: I think you should get the service you pay for, just so that's clear.

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[–] Endymion_Mallorn@kbin.melroy.org 19 points 1 week ago (2 children)

We should stop calling it "insurance", it doesn't ensure anything. We should call it what it is - a protection racket. Either that, or we could refer to it as "medical loans" - of course, it's all paid in advance, in many installments. Oh wait. That's just defining a protection racket again, isn't it?

[–] HopeOfTheGunblade@lemmy.blahaj.zone 5 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Oh no, each claim is a new loan application. You pay in your premium to have the right to apply.

[–] inv3r5ion@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 1 week ago

It’s a protection racket similar to the mob, except the mob has scruples and will actually protect you if you pay up. If you don’t pay up, broken kneecaps.

Health insurance is just paying for broken kneecaps. If the mob ran healthcare we’d have better outcomes than we currently do, let’s be real.