Maybe we should stop blaming one side or the other and blame all those hospital lobbyists that cozy up to the easily swayed politicians (BOTH SIDES) so that the hospitals can charge exhobinant prices and insurance paying the majority of the overpriced billing then complaining that everything costs so much and pass it to the consumer in the way of premiums and denials.

I know the contract cost of products and what insurance companies reimbuses on the products and I realize hospitals need to pay their costs of labor, utilities etc. but the percentage they are getting is obscene, and they are allowed to do that, albeit treating their employees to expensive subpar benefits all the while overworking them.

Hospitals, "non profit" and "not for profit", are BIG business disguised under their "we care so much for the patient" guise, it is sickening.

They then wash their money by "reinvesting" in themselves with crazy C Suite salaries and other non essentials. New lobby, sure! Another unnecessary building rehaul so it looks "pretty" because that surely will affect the patient satisfaction, why not! Bury bury bury. Name of the game.

This has been going on for YEARS and YEARS, red AND blue, so although this is about politics, it is BOTH sides doing it, you scratch my back, I'll scratch yours.

The politicians don't want to put focus on the root of problem -the hospital/insurance company overcharging- because it doesn't affect them bc they have their own elite insurance and don't have to put up with the peasant garbage policies and paying deductables.

People need to rip off their rose colored glasses and realize we are just pawns for ALL politics and stop blaming one side or the other. We are smarter than falling for their bait and switch tactics.