[billyboy]

Originally Posted by Noah930

Your view is only one side of the equation.

You're right. Why should insurance companies get to pay far under market value/MSRP/regular pricing for medical services? That's not fair to the uninsured consumer. Why should little, single person you have to pay $11,000 for something if a big corporation like AIG (which has enough money to give out bonuses and such) can pay $1000, instead? That certainly doesn't sound fair or make sense.

On the other hand, why should health care providers have to discount services for everyone--insured or not--just because people don't want to pay full price? That's not fair to the provider, is it? Should health care providers (whether they are a hospital, physician, lab, etc) be able to pay their obligations (rent, electricity/water/utilities, office staff wages, office supplies, etc.) less than market value, in return?

, Seems like there are some inequities in the US medical system.Let's see, I have to keep AIG afloat with my tax money, they get a huge discount from the providers, and I have to pay full price to the same provider for the same services that AIG or (fill in name) gets a huge discount on. Then I'm sure factored into my price somewhere is me paying for those who don't pay at all.Why not charge everybody the same?No discounts for anybody, just the fair market value.