Rethinking US Healthcare Economics: A Radical Proposal
2025-01-11
A blog post outlines a disruptive plan to tackle the economic woes of US healthcare. The author argues the industry's complexity drives exorbitant costs, proposing a return to a simpler model: patients receive care and pay what they can afford. The core question becomes funding for those unable to pay. The author suggests reducing costs through increased transparency (publishing bills of materials and provider margins), simplified contracts, and removing insurance companies. The ultimate goal is to more than halve total healthcare spending. Several funding mechanisms for the uninsured are explored, sparking a lively debate in the comments.