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charcircuityesterday at 11:36 PM2 repliesview on HN

>from everyone the service stands ready to rescue

So compelled health insurance to use an ambulance? You could just as well make it optional and charge people without the insurance the full price.


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spzbtoday at 9:10 AM

One thing that's often overlooked is the cost of administering a billing system. If you're going to distinguish between the insured and uninsured you need a system that keeps track of who has insurance. You need paperwork (or digital equivalent). You need accounts payable staff to send invoices and chase up unpaid bills. It can, counter-intuitively, work out cheaper just not to charge anyone.

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Avicebronyesterday at 11:37 PM

So everyone's covered unless you explicitly opt-out?

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