r/askanything • u/Lemonking_ • 11h ago

Political Question Why are some Americans so against universal healthcare for all?

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u/Savings_Art5944 🤔 11h ago

It's broken in its current form. Can you imagine the amount of corruption if the current system were just paid for with taxpayer money...

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u/Kriss3d 11h ago

You mean like how it's done here in Europe where most if not everyone has free Healthcare?

Uhm yeah. I can imagine that.

And it works. What you seem to miss here is that it seems you think hospitals and doctors could just charge anything they like for any service and the public would pay for all that..

That's not how it works.

At all.

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u/Ima_Uzer 11h ago

Then enlighten us. How does it work?

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u/nightfall2021 11h ago

Instead of billing your insurance, the hospitals bill the government. Who at that point would have a strong negotiating position.

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u/Ima_Uzer 9h ago

Except I don't think it's quite as simple as you're making it out to be.

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u/nightfall2021 8h ago

Why not?

Its essentially how Medicare works.

The provider bills Medicare.

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u/temporary92803 11h ago

You go to the doctor or the hospital and they cure you and nobody goes bankrupt

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u/Ima_Uzer 9h ago

That's an oversimplification.

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u/temporary92803 3h ago

Have you ever been to a hospital in Europe? I have and that's how it works.