AHCA coverage is superior to what we had before, but it isn't enough. It was drafted with the Health Insurance lobby in the room, so do the arithmetic.
AHCA coverage is superior to what we had before, but it isn't enough. It was drafted with the Health Insurance lobby in the room, so do the arithmetic.
And health insurance does recommend different treatment depending on what the insurance’s doctors think. That’s the entity with the knowledge to be able to challenge a doctor, since the patient rarely has sufficient knowledge to do so.
The alternative system of a check and balance is if the government pays for healthcare and a government employed doctor approves or suggests alternative treatment. That’s what the UK does.
Either way, you have to have a second opinion to avoid mistreatment or overcharging by the healthcare provider. This isn’t an issue specific to healthcare, it’s present in any sufficiently complicated field.