> The corporations have gamed the system where it's now normal to suggest that you are responsible for determining and getting discounts
It's not really that difficult. You just buy insurance or get on Medicare/Medicaid and you get the discounts. That's not to say that the system hasn't been grossly perverted. Just that the hoops aren't difficult to jump through for pretty much everyone.
> Just that the hoops aren't difficult to jump through for pretty much everyone.
The hoops are incredibly difficult, just at random.
My son was just diagnosed with T1 diabetes as a juvenile. The insurance company denied coverage for the ER visit and in-patient overnight stay after being admitted. They stated since he was not yet hyperglycemic and in acute stress that it should have been an outpatient procedure.
So what sounded like a $50 co-pay because he has good insurance, turned into a $20,000 bill out of the blue that must be fought.
It's not really that difficult. You just buy insurance or get on Medicare/Medicaid and you get the discounts. That's not to say that the system hasn't been grossly perverted. Just that the hoops aren't difficult to jump through for pretty much everyone.