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>No it's not. A very large percentage of medical care is planned, not urgent. There is no reason why price comparison can't happen for those. The idea is that
by frgtpsswrdlame 9y ago
>No it's not. A very large percentage of medical care is planned, not urgent. There is no reason why price comparison can't happen for those.
The idea is that money shouldn't enter into the decision to have planned care at all. Let's say the price for a regular checkup goes from $200 to $100 (just an example). Okay but there are still people who will put off the checkup because of the cost. That shouldn't happen, people should just go to the doctor when they feel they need to, planned or unplanned.
>A great example of a highly functional healthcare market is vision correction laser surgery. Every time I look around some deal is being offered. Competition is what drove those prices down.
You mean LASIK? I mean besides the fact that you're falling for a markup-then-sale strategy there is a lot of contention around lasik surgeries - that they're misleadingly advertised, not that effective, bad side effects, etc. Heap a bunch of advertising on top that makes it hard for consumers to know the quality of what they're purchasing and you have basically all the hallmarks of bad un(der)regulated markets.
- refurb 9y agoThe idea is that money shouldn't enter into the decision to have planned care at all. Money always enters the decision, even in a single payer system. Someone decides what will and won't be paid for. Your example of preventative care isn't a good one, since every US insurer had to cover it at no copay. You mean LASIK? Yes I do. And I mean the fact that it went from several thousand dollars in cost to under $1000 in pretty short time due to competition. And of course consumers know what quality they are purchasing, any smart person would make the decision on more than just price.