@travisthetechie ("Travis Smith") retweeted:
@jbcarmody ("Bryan Carmody") wrote:
Lemme flesh out the argument here since some respondents and QT’ers seem to be missing the point.
It’s not just “greedy insurance companies are making health care expensive!”
It’s that *we built a system that incentivizes insurers to systematically ⬆️ health care costs.*
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@AjKavanaugh ("AJ Kavanaugh") wrote:
Health insurance profits, 2022:
United Health: $20,600,000,000
Cigna: $6,700,000,000
Anthem: $6,000,000,000
CVS Health: $4,200,000,000
Humana: $2,800,000,000
Centene: $1,200,000,000Revenues have increased 300% since 2012.
Still can't figure out why healthcare is so expensive?