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throwaway48476
on Dec 7, 2024
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Health insurers remove executive bios, images from...
Last time around trump mandated that all providers publish their price lists but most providers just ate the fines instead of doing it.
ninetyninenine
on Dec 7, 2024
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Because not enough competition. The person with the cheapest price in a competitive environment obviously wants to advertise his prices.
throwaway48476
on Dec 8, 2024
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In the case where real choice is possible, yes.
ninetyninenine
on Dec 8, 2024
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The choice is possible here. There are many doctors. Each doctor CAN display there prices. They don't want to. Why? Because there's not enough competition for them to need to.
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