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bluecatcollege t1_je8nxrg wrote

Reply to comment by nagmay in ELI5: What is Universal Healthcare by Thegreatcornholio459

I'm now thinking about a crazy world where insurance companies have their hooks in every public service.

Operator: 911, what's your emergency?

Person: I'm locked in my bathroom! My husband's gone crazy and says he's going to kill me!

Operator: Ok, I'll need your address and insurance information and we'll send an officer over right away.

Person: Ok here it is!

Operator: Hmm...It seems your insurance plan doesn't cover domestic violence so you'll have to pay $787 out of pocket. Do you still want us to send an officer over?

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Unkindlake t1_je8oeil wrote

This is completely unrealistic. You know they would charge a lot more than that

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taisui t1_je8tygi wrote

and there is no way they can give you a quote over the phone, the bill will arrive in a month and be 10X of what you expected but with a 70% insurance "discount"

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USS_Barack_Obama t1_je8x2mz wrote

and the officer would still be late

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taisui t1_je8yc2s wrote

and one month later you get another bill for the fee of the police cruiser.

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bluecatcollege t1_je93dn8 wrote

Officer response ($787 x 2 officers)..................................................$1,574
Use of mace on suspect......................................................................$50
Use of taser on suspect.......................................................................$150
Handcuff arrest.....................................................................................$45
Cruiser ride to jail..................................................................................$200
Overnight stay in jail ($300 x 2 nights)...............................................$600
Emergency response call ($1.50/per minute x 32 minutes).............$48

TOTAL.....................................................................................................$2,667

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MmmNotSureBoutThat t1_je8r6na wrote

I'm giving them 6-8 years to get to that. Sorry, the time it takes to build 3 football fields.

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Blasphemous666 t1_je8xsjg wrote

Don’t give them any more ideas. We’re already being nickel and dimed by corporations.

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Schuhey117 t1_je92ht2 wrote

Yeah this was actually the case in London at one point. If you weren’t insured you had lower priority for your house being put out if it was on fire.

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