This is exactly how insurance and medicine ought to work. The only way we're going to fix the costs in our healthcare system is through high-deductible plans and transparent pricing.
> Now, instead of getting paid by insurance companies on a predictable schedule, health-care providers have to engage in an awkward dance. One moment they’re removing a pre-cancerous skin mole. The next, they’re haranguing patients to pay what’s become a growing portion of the total medical bill.
In a situation like that, why aren't they just taking the money upfront? It's not like a skin mole is ultra urgent.
> Now, instead of getting paid by insurance companies on a predictable schedule, health-care providers have to engage in an awkward dance. One moment they’re removing a pre-cancerous skin mole. The next, they’re haranguing patients to pay what’s become a growing portion of the total medical bill.
In a situation like that, why aren't they just taking the money upfront? It's not like a skin mole is ultra urgent.