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[–] 23 points 2 years ago (7 children)

It’s not a Sci/Tech issue.

It’s a dystopian capitalism issue. When products that don’t have adequate profit margin and volume to make notable contributions to the bottom line, or worse yet, negativley affect the bottom line in a high per-unit cost, they are a liability. Profits direct research, too, unfortunately.

Humanity, quality of life, and all that medical shit is secondary or even further down the priority list for the corporations thinking about their profits first and the “service” last.

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  • [–] -4 points 2 years ago (6 children)

    Capitalism is not the issue in this case. I'm certain that prostetics have adequate profit margins. It's a lucrative business.

    The issue here is that the insurance company just doesn't want to pay for it.

    It's the insurance company that doesn't have an adequate profit margin without screwing their customers over.

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  • [–] 4 points 2 years ago (2 children)

    The issue here is that the insurance company just doesn’t want to pay for it.

    That's part of capitalism, too.

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  • [–] 2 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

    Profit margin for who...? They already have your premium payments so actually covering your care gives them nothing, as far as they're concerned you can do one. That's why claim denial is the primary role of an insurance provider and all of its metrics, not coverage, the goal is to keep as much of your money as possible.

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