It shouldn't. It also shouldn't be hidden in "employer contributions" to insurance premiums. Large parts of the sector shouldn't be financed through massively i

It shouldn't. It also shouldn't be hidden in "employer contributions" to insurance premiums. Large parts of the sector shouldn't be financed through massively inefficient wealth transfers and block grants to states. We have too much third-party payer, especially mandated third-party payer, that distorts the face value of these services. Sectors of health care that are largely cash-based, such as corrective eye surgery, many orthodontic treatments, most plastic surgery, are all quite cheap and have up front pricing that is easy to follow. Actual healthcare reform needs to rip out the old, broken systems and replace them with a simple plan for chronic healthcare needs, insist on transparency in pricing, and let the market take care of the rest.