That's not a symptom of health care being a natural monopoly. That's a symptom of a lack of price transparency. 1. Laws can correct this. 2. A large segment o

That's not a symptom of health care being a natural monopoly. That's a symptom of a lack of price transparency. 1. Laws can correct this. 2. A large segment of consumers paying out of pocket would also result in competitive pressure for hospitals to disclose prices. Fwiw, I don't have this problem with smaller medical clinics.