re: #587 reine.de.tout

My insurance plan is not-for-profit, because I have my health insurance through my former employer, and they are self-insured for employee health insurance.

And those mammographies and colonoscopies aren’t “free” - somebody paid for the equipment and the technicians and the doctors and the time and the facilities.

Well unless I’m misunderstanding the whole concept, some insurance company is holding your policy and that company makes a profit. Is it something different?

We’re talking about free to the consumer. Having the costs absorbed elsewhere for free mammographies and such saves in the long run because illness can be diagnosed early when its less costly to deal with.