Uh-oh, offtopic worms crawling out of a can!
Nobody seems to point out that the reform proposals will still leave us with
overpriced health care. Who are the profiteers? It's not the insurance cos -
their profit margins aren't all that huge.This article discusses something that
never seems to be discussed - the reasons for the high cost.NOBODY seems to
ask, "where do all the dollars go anyway"?Why did my cat's eye surgery cost
$2,500, which on a person would have cost $15,000?Why are there dozens of pet
hospitals in my area (all for-profit) but only a few people hospitals?Why does
the price of memory and LCD monitors go down while health care goes up?Why do
the prices of MRI's stay up while the cost of breast implants go down?Why does
the average movie rental shop have a more sophisticated IT system than the
average hospital?The answers may be surprising to some - it is because
competition is STIFLED in health care - it is LACK of free market competition
that causes high prices.This article
analyzes the problems in detail with example after example - it is long but
very well worth reading in its entirety:
How American Health Care Killed My
Fatherhttp://www.theatlantic.com/doc/200909/health-care
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