Insurance is probably the greatest invention of the past 150 years

Which means even without the 501c status they arnt able to make more than 3% profit.

Anything with the name 'Mutual' in it is operated in that regard

Imagine a health insurance company that was operated as a non profit by a religious organization that as part of your plan you had to volunteer at the hospital once a month or something like that

Talk about cheap healthcare lol

All the blue cross blue shield companies have to agree to non profit or not for profit

To be part of the association and reap the benefits

I actually feel the not for profit are better companies. As they dont dodge the taxes.

Well not fully. They get some tax benefit o lf course

But they dont larp as a charity

Thing is, without all these regulations, some of these agencies COULD actually operate as charities as well providing healthcare to those who can't afford it

Insurance isnt healthcare.

But i get your point

The one i worked for donated their overage of profit to charity healthcare orgs

Why can't they be both? Which is my point.

Did you know that it's federal law that you can't have too many hospitals in one city based upon your population size?

Because thats the insurance model. Insurance is a just in case to help pay, not meant for your everyday. Look aat car insurance. It doesnt provide repairs it helps in the unfortunate but also doesnt pay for routine maint.

Yea that is a stupid law

But one that doesnt matter as most hospitals in most cities are owned by the same group.

Probably because of that regulation

I assume the gov was acting like hospitals and schools are similar in that regard

https://mises.org/wire/how-government-regulations-made-healthcare-so-expensive

There are many factors to that. Creation of the fda, america increasing its r&d rates, various insurance regulations, ect.

Speaking of the FDA, gotta love their nanny state mindset with the ban on flavors of ecig, menthol cigs and all flavored cigars

Best thing trump did for the medical market aside from dismantling the mandate was allow experimental non fda approved treatments in otherwise fatal diseases.

Now if we can expand that further itd be great.

They're doing cool shit with stem cells in Panama

I mean FDA has a use. It keeps all the scammy shit at bay. But still it has grown to much.

I can see it both ways. There's definitely good and bad points for both a small and a large FDA.

Nah, it's too big.

The FDA was like many agencies. Born from good intentions that got out of hand.

It's like a natural law or something at this point

Basically. Unless some massive restrictions are placed on the agency beforehand that are airtight and the sitting pres cant adjust them.

But then you run into constitutional basis. As those agencies survive at the perview of the president as they belong to executive branch.

Like: The FDA shall be limited to securing the purity of consumable products.

nothing to see here

it's funny though

people with enough money can literally just kill people as long as they don't do it too often

and they call it a suicide

and everyone knows what's going on

but it's a big joke

Hillary has the bar of max kills at a time