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“Gaffney, who did not speak specifically about Potter’s case but the industry in general, said that part of health insurers’ jobs is to prevent unnecessary care as a way to counter the exorbitant cost of health care in the U.S., from pricey drugs to expensive hospital stays.”

Wrong the health insurers’ job is to make sure it can show a profit to its investors. It is a business. To them unnecessary care is not care that is not medically warranted but care that threatens their bottom line. If it was about protecting the patient there would be no need for contracts spelling out just what they will or won’t allow. You would pay your premium and deductible and they would cover percentage of the bill agreed upon.

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“Gaffney, who did not speak specifically about Potter’s case but the industry in general, said that part of health insurers’ jobs is to prevent unnecessary care as a way to counter the exorbitant cost of health care in the U.S., from pricey drugs to expensive hospital stays.”

Wrong the health insurers’ job is to make sure it can show a profit to its investors. It is a business. To them unnecessary care is not care that is not medically warranted but care that threatens their bottom line. If it was about protecting the patient there would be no need for contracts spelling out just what they will or won’t allow. You would pay your premium and deductible and they would cover percentage of the bill agreed upon.

The doctor in this article is complaining about her business going bankrupt. To them unnecessary care is not care that is not medically warranted but care that is fraudulent and threatens their bottom line which means passing the cost of insurance on to other people not involved in the fraudulent care.