With all the media recently about United Healthcare and its widespread claim denials, we discussed why health insurers deny care (HINT: it's not because it saves them money). We also discussed why current regulations in the health insurance market actually incentivize health insurers to increase healthcare spending, not decrease it.
 
We would love to hear any and all feedback in the comments.

With all the media recently about United Healthcare and its widespread claim denials, we discussed why health insurers deny care (HINT: it's not because it saves them money). We also discussed why current regulations in the health insurance market actually incentivize health insurers to increase healthcare spending, not decrease it. We would love to hear any and all feedback in the comments.

With all the media recently about United Healthcare and its widespread claim denials, we discussed why health insurers deny care (HINT: it's not because it saves them money). We also discussed why current regulations in the health insurance market actually incentivize health insurers to increase healthcare spending, not decrease it.
 
We would love to hear any and all feedback in the comments.

Why health insurers actually want higher healthcare costs

Early career musings from a clinical researcher and statistician about how economics, statistics, and technology impact our pursuit of better healthcare outcomes. Expect both basketball references and Bayesian probability.

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