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Related: About this forumWhat if Health Insurance investors and management got the same rate of rejection they give?
This is more of a thought experiment since it is more like a Science Fiction short than a practical solution.
But with that said, after a patient and a doctor determine they want to pursue treatment, Insurance companies then decide if the treatment is allowed. Small parts can be denied and that can add up to large expenses. Yes, they have all the lawyers, but it seems like a really good class action could be made against these companies, since they practice medicine remotely and without medical training or examination, but only cancel medical practice and never suggest improvements.
So my fantasy idea is that the insurers face the same odds as the insured. I wonder how a health insurance CEO would react if he knew that someone was going to make a random determination that might result in their not getting care. If the odds were the same as their companies rejection rate, maybe they might reconsider a few decisions. If their cost of treatment was set to match the relative cost for their victims, they might make things a bit better.
Diamond_Dog
(35,281 posts)slightlv
(4,496 posts)That would make great Twilight Zone stories. If only Rod Serling was still with us.
Diamond_Dog
(35,281 posts)We could do a whole thread on that!
slightlv
(4,496 posts)I did... basically from start to finish. Loved the fact they had what I considered the three best ones back to back. I even saw one I didn't remember that had Carol Burnett as the star!
Diamond_Dog
(35,281 posts)But Mr. Diamond is and hes watched them many times before.
Carol Burnett? Wow.