Comment by bugglebeetle

>the logical next step is for payers to vertically integrate and bring more care in house where they can better control cost and quality.

…except you skipped over the part where UHC billed at higher rates for the clinics they own so they could screw customers with premium hikes, take a bigger percentage of of the inflated bills, as well as profit from whatever costs they didn’t cover and people were forced to pay.