ROFL It’s tragic that Amazon is in the insurance game…That’s when you know it’s a true dystopian present getting started in full gear.
this post was submitted on 01 May 2024
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This looks like a low end concierge medicine program more than insurance.
I just tried to say something sarcastic but, yeah; In truth, I do agree with your assessment of Amazon OneHealth. As it’s a hybrid of a low end concierge medicine program with a tiny amount of insurance-like benefits.
Started? Oh sweet summers child, Sony has been making more in the life insurance raquet than anything else Sony makes for decades... and they are one of the few megacorps I still buy from.
Sony... and they are one of the few megacorps I still buy from.
Dear God, why? Between the continuous pushing of proprietary formats and the fucking rootkit they inflicted on people via music CDs almost two decades ago, they were one of the first megacorps I started boycotting!
I was never aware of that fact, as I never expected that Sony would be in on that kind of scheme! There’s too much going on and I simply can’t take it all in. However, this doesn’t surprise me as megacorps will do whatever it takes to make as much money as possible! Since buying power makes right (up until they get a firm slap on the wrist). 🥴
Highjacking to shout out a good method to the madness that is American health insurance.
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How the fuck can a bookstore evolve into a healthcare provider? Where the fuck are we living anyway? I need this to stop.
"Welcome to Costco, I love you."
While the US healthcare system is very broken, isn't this actually a good deal?
My Prime membership pays for itself about 8 times over because the one medication I have is so cheap through Prime vs insurance.
But it's a little worrying that the company famous for undercutting competitors to drive them out of the market is doing this with healthcare.
I work for one of the largest health care companies in the US and I can attest that they are genuinely concerned with what Amazon is doing right now.
Let them fight
If there's anything good about this, it's that insurance providers at least have plenty of margin to fall back on when lowering prices to compete.
Wait, this is real?
Why. Why does it have to be this way.
Yep. Unfortunately, this is real.
Check out costplus meds. I also have prime and one of the meds my girlfriend takes is still cheaper on costplus. Mark Cuban runs it.
Prime is still cheaper for me
From what I could find out you still have to pay the office you use. This subscription doesn't actually cover the actual appointments.
I could be wrong, but that is what it seemed like to me.
Now they know what you buy, what you watch, what you listen, and what you ail from,
One medical is actually a pretty good service and it's fucked up that Amazon bought them
See also: every other service Amazon has bought.
I miss when Goodreads had updates.
Bookwyrm is a Fediverse alternative to Goodreads. :)
I've tried bookwyrm and hardcover and a few others. In general I think they're getting there, but there's weird edge cases where it's not as smooth an experience. Partly because they don't have a critical mass of users, partly because Goodreads really was in a pretty decent place when it effectively froze.
All that's going to improve over time, but atm, for me, switching costs from the old platform aren't worth it.
What a goddamn joke, fuck this planet can we be fucking exterminated already? Jesus christ
Don't worry, with all the pollution, war and climate change going around, we ain't staying on this planet for too much longer.
For an Australian, this is like going back in time 10 years and you have to pay for it lol
Not the single payer healthcare we expected
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Thank you for shopping at Amazon.
You clearly have never been to a hospital
First thing that came to mind and I see others are here are of the same mind with platinum trauma response.
spoiler
So leaves me to wonder how far are we from the cyberware then?
I want the platinum Trauma Team package.
I am curious, does this monthly fee simply enable access to doctors that you then have to give additional money to? If so what is the out of pocket cost? Does it cover hospital stays? Does it cover medication? Or is all of that extra and out of pocket?
I’m only asking because I have insurance. And it is significantly more per month. And it basically covers nothing other than the invented prices of medical care hospitals charge.
A usual statement of benefits I get from my insurance is:
Hospital billed $20,303 for service but we (insurance) only accept a bill of $3798 for this service so we paid them $1000 for the service and you, (our beloved customer) ~only~ pay the difference so please pay the hospital $2798 for the blood test they mistakenly coded.
Does that happen with Amazon? Or are y’all paying $8/ month and 1) getting charged full cost at hospitals / clinics Or 2) just paying $8/month?
(In case it wasn’t obvious I’m in the US and no, I am not exaggeration on my example or being sarcastic, I am genuinely curious)
Looks like they still charge insurance for in-person visits but remote help is included.
https://health.amazon.com/prime#insurance-box https://www.onemedical.com/insurance/prime-members/