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> You need to know the outcomes of those procedures at that facility, compared to other facilities, to have any possible way to judge them. How about ... both?
by josefresco 9y ago
> You need to know the outcomes of those procedures at that facility, compared to other facilities, to have any possible way to judge them.
How about ... both? Knowing "outcomes" AND pricing would allow me to made an educated decision. Lacking one, or the other? Not so much.
- VikingCoder 9y agoHealthcare should not be a market. Forcing people to decide "For $5,000 more, I have a 2% greater 5-year survivability" is inhumane. We can do better. Other countries have done better. Our healthcare is more expensive, and our outcomes are worse. Capitalism does not work in healthcare.
- adventured 9y agoHealthcare is a market all over the world, including across all of the developed world. What do you think Sanofi is exactly? That's the giant French pharma corporation that sells drugs in a global healthcare market. How about all the excellent German medtech device makers? They sell their products in a global healthcare market. How about Switzerland, Germany, Japan? They all have regulated healthcare markets, and they're three of the best healthcare systems on earth. If you're a radiologist in the EU, you're selling your skill in a market. If one country won't pay you what you want, you can try to go to another market and earn more.
- VikingCoder 9y agoThe doctor-patient relationship should not require money from the patient (or insurer) to the doctor to compensate for services provided. If businesses want to produce goods and services that governments pay for, in order to provide healthcare to the citizens, that's great.