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[-] paultimate14@lemmy.world 50 points 1 year ago

CVS BOUGHT my health insurance company earlier this year.

If we are going to be cursed with private healthcare, can we at least maintain a competitive market? Right now it's an oligopoly at best, effectively a private monopoly for a lot of people.

[-] Grunt4019@lemm.ee 16 points 1 year ago

Yeah I can only go to CVS due to my insurance :(

[-] RagingRobot@lemmy.world 12 points 1 year ago

That has to be illegal right? It's so obvious what they are doing. Buying insurance companies then forcing the customers to use their other product. And the "customer" didn't really have a choice of what insurance to get because their company chooses for them.

[-] holiday@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

The company picks the insurance based on the best deal they can get....

[-] holiday@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

Try goodrx, I'm able to get my medicine at a local pharmacy that my insurance won't pay for at the same price as the chain they try to make me go to.

[-] FartsWithAnAccent@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago

Best we can do is a dystopian shit show.

[-] glitch1985@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

Aetna? I thought it was the other way around. If so TIL.

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