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Even with cheaper healthcare, some people are going to require inherently expensive care. Which is the whole point of insurance.


Of course some things are expensive - but there are still efficiency savings to be made; Americans on average spend more for the same health outcomes.

For example, American medicine has a culture of ordering lots of tests based on legal, rather than scientific guidance. Consider the Merenstein PSA case [1] for an example.

Increasing efficiency and driving down average healthcare costs ought to reduce insurance costs.

[1] http://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2004/05/doctor-sued-uspstf-guide...


Still, someone will end up having to pay for a month in the ICU.

Health insurance is a way to share the risks so that nobody has to die just because they can't afford treatment. The odds I'll need expensive medical care increase every year.




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