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> Somebody's gouging us. Who? Owners, executives and shareholders. Look at who owns the hospitals, practices, labs, insurers, suppliers and associated faciliti
by fucking_tragedy 8y ago
> Somebody's gouging us. Who?
Owners, executives and shareholders. Look at who owns the hospitals, practices, labs, insurers, suppliers and associated facilities.
- dnautics 8y agothat's not entirely true. There are nonprofit medical providers and they are equally expensive as for-profits; and there are also in the US a handful of "extreme for-profit" medical providers which are considerably cheaper (without sacrificing quality).
- fucking_tragedy 8y agoNon-profit doesn't mean "we don't pay our staff, partners and suppliers market rate". It's entirely possible that non-profits contribute towards rising medical costs through the same mechanisms that for-profit entities do.