Impeding changes to our Health Care system

[classicman]

Originally Posted by Spexxvet

To what cost controls are you referring, specifically?

Originally Posted by classicman

ZERO cost controls on suppliers, providers, pharma, nor hospitals. The only cost control is on those evil insurance companies who have an average profit margin of just over 3%.

[Lamplighter]

Classic, is the word "control" the right word.

There have been many changes that affect the patient's costs,
such as the requirements for free preventative care, free vaccines, mammagrams, etc.
along with the soon-to-be-in-effect reductions in medicare costs.

That is, the ACA doesn't specifiy a maximum price on things
(which soon would become the minimum price), but instead
pushes management to implement changes that reduce costs.

Do such as these meet the definition of cost controls ?

[classicman]

Originally Posted by Lamplighter

Classic, is the word "control" the right word.

Dunno. The ACA went after the Ins Co's and their 3% profit margin while it didn't address the underlying costs. Call it what you want.