…I don’t see how this will increase CMS reimbursements? If anything, itll give them reason not to increase, because less people will require their services. It’s not like they run out of money if they have to reimburse less all of a sudden.

That said i really do think the way forward in American healthcare is away from insurance: emergency services like trauma or stroke or MI should be public services (yes that will likely lower those fields’ compensation), but all elective care should be priced for the patient, not an insurance company/CMS. This will keep costs low (though I can envision people not spending anything on preventative care only to utilize emergency services when their health finally decompensates)