It's like he's never heard of "price discrimination" ( https://www.joelonsoftware.com/2004/12/15/camels-and-rubber-duckies/ https://www.joelonsoftware.com/2004/

It's like he's never heard of "price discrimination" ( https://www.joelonsoftware.com/2004/12/15/camels-and-rubber-duckies/ https://www.joelonsoftware.com/2004/12/15/camels-and-rubber-... ). Yes, medical care in the US is priced to basically be as expensive as you (or your insurer) can afford. That isn't uncommon, as Spolsky points out. Airline tickets are priced the same way. But so is everything that has a premium model and a basic model, etc.