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I don't think "the cost skyrocketed out of control". The cost is simply reflective of the leverage the health care provider and all the middle men in between ho
by lumberjack 10y ago
I don't think "the cost skyrocketed out of control". The cost is simply reflective of the leverage the health care provider and all the middle men in between hold against the patient.
It's just that in other countries you have the government setting up a monopsony and dictating costs and salaries.
I don't see how charging $30k for a heart bypass is unreasonable for somebody making $50k/year.
- thro32 10y agoReducing cost is always good. Is not that mantra of free market and capitalism?
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- subhobroto 10y agoIt is. Unfortunately, a free market for helathcare does not exist in the U.S.
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- developer2 10y ago>> I don't see how charging $30k for a heart bypass is unreasonable for somebody making $50k/year. Wow, just wow. You must not have ever had a family member or close friend fall ill. If you think someone making $50k/year is financially capable of paying $30k up front, you need a reality check.
- walshemj 10y agoAnd what proportion of the US population has $30K spare cash that they can use in this way.