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Fascinating. One can only hope this kind of thing proliferates.

A Plan to Win Universal Health Care

https://www.jacobinmag.com/2017/06/trumpcare-obamacare-repeal-ahca-single-payer

some interesting ideas put together in one article here.

I better start saving money incase I need a 30k surgery.

link to Time article

http://time.com/4649914/why-the-doctor-takes-only-cash/?iid=sr-link1

and from linked title article

"If patients go to a traditional hospital, they pay their deductible and co-payment. If they go to a cash-based provider that meets the fund's criteria, including the Surgery Center of Oklahoma, they pay nothing at all."

The people who "pay nothing at all" are state employees insured by the state.

Patient quoted was in a private business, and received an authorization from internal insurance ,I believe.

The quote above IS from State guv insurance, which agreed with the math the business did.