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The Week of Minor Apocalypses

2024/12/7
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Elizabeth Spiers
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Elizabeth Spiers认为,民众对医疗保险公司的负面评价源于个人经历和行业普遍问题,例如联合健康公司的高拒赔率等负面新闻。民众表达的不满并非单纯针对某个人,而是对整个医疗保险行业的积怨。 Felix Salmon认为,医疗保险公司虽然不受欢迎,但在控制医疗成本方面发挥着重要作用,是防止医疗费用无节制增长的关键。 Emily Peck认为,美国医疗保险系统效率低下,增加了不必要的成本,其理赔流程缺乏人性化评估,导致患者权益受损。系统性问题是导致民众不满的主要原因,而非个别公司或个人的恶意。 Felix Salmon认为,医疗保险公司虽然不受欢迎,但在控制医疗成本方面发挥着重要作用,是防止医疗费用无节制增长的关键。保险公司通过与医疗服务提供商谈判,限制医疗服务价格,从而在一定程度上控制医疗成本的增长。如果没有保险公司的这一作用,医疗成本将迅速失控。 同时,他认为,民众对医疗保险公司的愤怒,部分原因在于,他们误解了保险公司降低医疗费用的方式。保险公司并非试图让患者承担额外费用,而是通过与医疗服务提供商谈判,降低服务价格,最终使患者受益。 此外,他还指出,美国医疗体系中,医疗服务提供商的收费非常高昂,而保险公司是唯一能够对这些费用进行控制的机构。 Emily Peck认为,美国医疗保险系统效率低下,增加了不必要的成本,其理赔流程缺乏人性化评估,导致患者权益受损。系统性问题是导致民众不满的主要原因,而非个别公司或个人的恶意。她指出,保险公司利用算法进行理赔审核,缺乏对个案的具体了解,导致许多合理的理赔请求被拒绝。这不仅增加了患者的经济负担,也影响了患者的治疗效果。 此外,她还批评了美国医疗保险系统中的一些不合理之处,例如,即使患者购买了高额保费的保险,仍然可能面临医疗破产的风险。这使得民众对医疗保险系统感到愤怒和失望。

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The podcast discusses the recent political chaos in South Korea and France, including the declaration of martial law in South Korea and the collapse of the French government.
  • South Korean president declared martial law but it was quickly overturned by parliament.
  • French government collapsed due to budget deficits and political instability.

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This week: South Korea and France are the latest governments to fall apart. Felix Salmon), Emily Peck), and Elizabeth Spiers) discuss the public conversation around the failures of the US healthcare system that was sparked by the shocking murder of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson.Then, South Korea and France follow Germany in having a governmental meltdown. What’s going on with all of this political chaos? And finally, the hosts discuss a piece in The Ringer) about why headlights are just way too bright and what, if anything, is being done about it. 

In the Slate Plus episode: The conclusion on Felix and Emily’s year long bet about ETFs and Bitcoin. 

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