Comments by "annoyed aussie" (@annoyedaussie3942) on "UnitedHealthcare CEO’s HIDDEN SCANDAL Just Got EXPOSED" video.

  1. There's nuances. Pharmaceuticals are exclusively for profit. In the US the charge above market rates because the government let's them. Medical equipment is all for profit. Construction of hospitals is all for profit. So give or take any medical system in the world will be 50% or higher for profit. The problem is when insurance is forced upon people, that's a for profit financial service, it's not actually a medical service, that's a problem. Privately run hospitals that overcharge especially for emergency services that's a problem because they are often a monopoly, one can't shop around in an emergency, it's the closest hospital. One sector that needs to be government run is emergency care hospitals. Non emergency care can be done Privately for people willing to pay some insurance or wait in a public system.
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  2. @user-roadwander  governments run all sorts of businesses and under very different models depending on the particular purpose. Not sure how this relates to healthcare in the US though.
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  3. @yackawaytube  it always has been in a social perspective. Economically and military it hasn't been for a long time.
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