They do that to doctors every day....accept our fee schedule or you can't see our patients.
Seems like a smart business decision to me. Companies are in business to make money and provide a service. The former takes precedence over the latter, always.
Maybe it was more like...Block our deal and we'll HAVE to drop out of Obamacare exchanges. Evil Corp is not always the villain.
Maybe. But given Aetna's size and influence, I'm inclined to think this is just Aetna peeing on big bad govt.
Business is really pretty simple especially the service industry....provide good service and get paid. provide bad service or no service, and don't get paid or get paid much. There are other variables in success in business besides good service and an attractive price point....convenience being a big one. Top quality service....best convenience....lowest price. A business can never be the best at all 3 of those qualities. Two out of 3 is possible but not all 3. But for someone to say making money takes precedence over service is simple-minded and shows ignorance.
They aren't the only insurance provider saying this. I'm guessing if it's ********, all kinds of smart people will make a fortune with their new/newly acquired insurance companies. I mean it worked out well for all those health insurance co ops.
For profit insurance providers with a BOG, thousands of employees and stockholders may be a smidge different.
Hahahha, except the fact that i own 2 small businesses on the side with 10+ employees. Then in my real career I have almost 200 employees spread in 4 continents and 17 different locations and a monthly budget that likely eclipses your entire practice's budget since inception.
Impressive! But if you think $ takes precedence over service then your career will be a short one on running a business.
Yes, right into the ground just like his casinos and resorts. Unless he could hire nothing but foreign doctors and nurses.
Exactly, insurance companies are in the business of collecting premiums, not paying for health care. This is why we need to get the profit factor out of health care.
Is this a joke? Trump hasn't propose this in the past 12 months. Since he flip flops so much, he might have years ago. I don't know.
A some point in the very near future, I hope all health insurance companies see their profits disappear when a single payer system is implemented. They seem to be begging for it. And it will serve them right.
And this is not new. My grandfather fought in World War I and had a list of health issues. I have a shoe box full of letters between him and what was known then as the Veterans Bureau in the 1920s and 30s trying to get his benefits, as well as letters to his Congressman and Senator asking them to intercede. He finally succeeded sometime just before World War II broke out. He spent the last 30-plus years of his life in the VA facility in Lexington, KY.
To provide quality health care at the best cost to all Americans. Thats pretty simple.......I think you can figure it out.
Tell that to the providers and patients in countries that have single payer systems. Not everything is about money, except in America apparently. It's true I'm to the left of you, and I'm friggin' tired of behemoth corporations like Aetna dictating who gets care and what kind because something that would improve the quality of someone's life - or even save it - might cut into their almighty bottom line.
You are right.......thats why I'm done with business as usual. I see Trump, even with all his warts, as a real agent of change.
Trump would be better than HRC. In fact, a dried up dog turd is better then Hilliary, probably smells better too.[laughing]
He was still proposing it during the Repub debates. I have not seen anything recent that he has changed.
And how would a single-payer do that...how do you measure quality and best cost?
Since you are an expert of all of Trumps businesses......how many resorts and casinos has Trump run into the ground?
Granted, his comments are confusing but other say he is for it. He has said it works in other countries. The link is the best explanation of this confusing stance he has.
I had read that link and several others. It is a little confusing but he seems to like some form of it. Maybe he will be more specific in the next few months.
You can provide the best service in the world but if it isn't profitable or it's unaffordable, you won't be in business. It's a balance but the service portion of the business doesn't matter if you lose money for prolonged periods of time, assuming your AOP can't absorb the losses.
No way. They have committed to provide a service. The profit motive that everyone talks about is purely coincidental. Profit is a plus, but the real reason to get into business is to provide the service to the population.