Having failed to control costs with private sector health insurance, employers with clout are trying to fix the cost the certain medical procedures. For example, a new hip or knee can cost anywhere between $15,000 and $100,000 depending on the hospital. So CALPERS, has gotten a number of hospitals to agree to take $30,000 and now that is all CALPERS will cover. If the employee wants to use somebody else who charges more, they pay.
That is already the design for Medicare.
Isn't that an argument for Universal Health Insurance.
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