tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18943510.post4723255737014934599..comments2023-08-21T02:57:37.362-05:00Comments on Dr. Wes: The End of the $10 Co-Pay BubbleDrWeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17438019699222125477noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18943510.post-36829794498027354692013-06-21T15:48:18.046-05:002013-06-21T15:48:18.046-05:00Anon 12:53 here.
You're right about the enti...Anon 12:53 here. <br /><br />You're right about the entitlement mentality - it's real and growing from what I can tell. Actual quote from a pharmacy - "Why do I have to pay $2. I only pay $1. I can't afford $2. Can you ring up these <br />chips too?"<br /><br />A bit of pessimism - My read of the ACA is that it will reduce price transparency and make current problems Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18943510.post-20289772449935833542013-06-21T14:23:57.043-05:002013-06-21T14:23:57.043-05:00Anony 12:53:
Precisely. But this issue is even m...Anony 12:53:<br /><br />Precisely. But this issue is even more complicated than doctors, insurers and "providers" (like employers or hospital systems) hiding costs.<br /><br />Patients, too, are complicit in their approval of the current system. Some are in denial - that nothing needs or should change - and another larger portion of them have a growing dependent/entitled attitude (as DrWeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17438019699222125477noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18943510.post-73318392243532228202013-06-21T13:50:48.648-05:002013-06-21T13:50:48.648-05:00I understand there are some Docs who have decided ...I understand there are some Docs who have decided to stop accepting ALL forms of insurance and were able to reduce their rates 50% or more. This sounds good to me, since these Docs won't have to wait for permission from some agency to treat their own patients. It seems to me the rise of the cost of healthcare began when government started meddling in the 1960's. It's no wonder so manyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18943510.post-3442243112250778022013-06-21T12:53:24.206-05:002013-06-21T12:53:24.206-05:00"Cost of care bubble expectation"?
Th..."Cost of care bubble expectation"? <br /><br />That's not the bubble I was thinking of.<br /><br />It's ironic that the same people who hid pricing data from patients for decades, and continue to do so, are complaining that patients don't know how much things cost.<br /><br />Insurance does hide the real cost from patients with the $10 co-pay. Insurance also protects Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com