jeffw@lemmy.world to Health - Resources and discussion for everything health-related@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 months agoCancer costs for Americans with private health insurance rose after the ACA rollout and fell for those with Medicaidtheconversation.comexternal-linkmessage-square5fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkCancer costs for Americans with private health insurance rose after the ACA rollout and fell for those with Medicaidtheconversation.comjeffw@lemmy.world to Health - Resources and discussion for everything health-related@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 months agomessage-square5fedilink
minus-squarejeffw@lemmy.worldOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·3 months agoA lot of insurers (the “blues”) are non-profit. Doesn’t make our healthcare system more efficient
minus-squarerandomdeadguy@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·edit-23 months agoThank you for the clarification. I will express my rage more adequately in the future. Edit: It turns out that Blue Cross / Blue Shield is actually a not-for-profit instead of a non-profit. Nonprofits are formed explicitly to benefit the public good; not-for-profits exist to fulfill an owner’s organizational objectives. https://www.uschamber.com/co/start/strategy/nonprofit-vs-not-for-profit-vs-for-profit
minus-squarejeffw@lemmy.worldOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·edit-23 months agoMany blues are nonprofits. The blues are a network of insurers. It is not one company Edit: randomly googled it and clicked on a few, here’s a couple examples of nonprofits: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blue_Cross_and_Blue_Shield_of_Alabama https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blue_Cross_Blue_Shield_of_Massachusetts
A lot of insurers (the “blues”) are non-profit. Doesn’t make our healthcare system more efficient
Thank you for the clarification. I will express my rage more adequately in the future.
Edit: It turns out that Blue Cross / Blue Shield is actually a not-for-profit instead of a non-profit.
https://www.uschamber.com/co/start/strategy/nonprofit-vs-not-for-profit-vs-for-profit
Many blues are nonprofits. The blues are a network of insurers. It is not one company
Edit: randomly googled it and clicked on a few, here’s a couple examples of nonprofits:
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blue_Cross_and_Blue_Shield_of_Alabama
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blue_Cross_Blue_Shield_of_Massachusetts