Silly Green Monkey
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I think all of the ones in the US are purely for profit.I doubt you will respond, but most of Australia’s private health insurers are not for profit.
I think all of the ones in the US are purely for profit.I doubt you will respond, but most of Australia’s private health insurers are not for profit.
My point is that this doesn’t have to be the case.I think all of the ones in the US are purely for profit.
You think profoundly, ignorantly wrong.I think all of the ones in the US are purely for profit.
Yeah, better exampleHaitian Revolution?
I raised the same issue. In the UK we have mutual insurance companies, which can be for profit, but the profits belong to the members i.e. those who have taken out insurance policies. The insured are the owners, so the ethos of the insurance company is different if they are not required to maximise profit for shareholders.Explain the not-for-profit private healthcare insurance providers in Australia.
They are in addition to public options. The universal system we have (Medicare) provides free hospital treatment in public hospitals. But there are waiting times, you don’t get a private room when hospitalised and you don’t get a choice of doctors. If you value those things, as I do, you take out private insurance. It costs me a few thousand a year, but I’m happy to pay.my question is how does the not-for-profit private insurance company in australia or the uk perform relative to public options?
it sounds like you’re saying they provide supplemental coverage.They are in addition to public options. The universal system we have (Medicare) provides free hospital treatment in public hospitals. But there are waiting times, you don’t get a private room when hospitalised and you don’t get a choice of doctors. If you value those things, as I do, you take out private insurance. It costs me a few thousand a year, but I’m happy to pay.
Correct. Is there something wrong with that?it sounds like you’re saying they provide supplemental coverage.
Wrong, yes. Profoundly wrong, no. There are only a handful and I don't know many people that could name even one. Also non-profit in the USA is often not, in practical terms, non-profit. They just have to show no profits on the books of the entity, not the people that work for that entity.You think profoundly, ignorantly wrong.
well no, i thought you were explaining australian private healthcare coverage. i can look into it myself if you are sick of answering questions about itCorrect. Is there something wrong with that?
That is just applying the principles of capitalism and rewarding the holders of capital to the political sphere. We should celebrate oligarchs they are the proper leaders in capitalism.Part of the problem is that the oligarchy has effectively disenfranchised the voting public. A lot of people would love to be able to vote for someone who would change it, but they aren't given that option.
Because those are not their moral obligations under capitalism, that is to maximize shareholder value no matter how many people die as long as the deaths don't cost you money. Hence why Martin Shkreli is a model of how to run a business in the health care sphere. He should win a medal as a hero of capitalism.i agree and if us private insurance did a better job at managing healthcare costs and providing quality healthcare the numbers would simply be different than they are. but all the us model has got are high costs and a bunch of other average or worse data points on quality of care. and some surveys that people are ok with this i guess
And not good beer at that.
Your post says it well. Capitalism can be very advantageous. But like everything, it has drawbacks. It doesn't always produce the best results. The Robertson screwdriver head was superior to the Phillips head. Betamax was superior to VHS.
Yea but it is wrong for slaves to rebel, jesus said so. Aproving of Luigi's actions would be like aproveing of a slave revolt. Like how Haiti was made to pay for centuries for the way they stole the legitimate property of their owners.Yeah, better example