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I have put the words "In the United States," at the start of the article in an attempt to clarify this, but really the article needs to be rewritten with location content in the appropriate places and without US-centric assumptions. Considering I came to this article to discover what "co-pay" means I
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If you expect to have acute medical problems that can be resolved with one or two trips to the doctor, then you will pay less under a copayment system. If, on the other hand, you have a complex problem -- brittle diabetes, starting warfarin therapy, pain requiring extended physical therapy, multiple
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Michael Moore highlighted the unethical nature of copays in his film 'sicko'. I sincerely doubt any other nation on the planet operates a system of malicious capitalism as ruthless as the US. Here's hoping you get that universal healthcare you've been needing. Or that boat to Cuba - whichever works.
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Richard, I don't know what an "excess" is -- it sounds like paying the last amount on a bill instead of the first -- but I can explain the difference between a copayment and a deductible. Imagine that you break your arm. The initial bills total $ 1,000. Every follow-up visit costs $ 150 (e.g., to
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The only real disadvantage the article mentions is disadvantage and risk to the consumer. However I assume there's also a risk to the company that if people avoid treatment too much for small things, they could develop more serious conditions which will end up costing the company more than money
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for employees with copayments and chronic diseases, and when they reduced copayments, overall costs dropped. The NEJM also had 2 peer-reviewed articles, based on insurance company claims data, of corporations that increased copayments, and had worse outcomes. I'll have to look them up and add
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