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The crazy thing here is that they go after these gougers so aggressively for just selling a 20$ bottle of soap. And yet, predatory hospitals in the US can do x
by pascalxus 7y ago
The crazy thing here is that they go after these gougers so aggressively for just selling a 20$ bottle of soap. And yet, predatory hospitals in the US can do x1000 times worse and not even get a slap on the hand. Hospitals are the #1 cause of bankrupcy in the US.
- kevingadd 7y agoGood reason to 1) be pleased that we haven't let price-gougers achieve regulatory capture yet 2) be frustrated that the predatory hospital/insurance ghouls have not been displaced by Medicare For All or an equivalent like they have in most other civilized nations
- techslave 7y agothey aren’t gouging. gouging is a reaction to a disaster or event of some sort. hospitals always charge the absurd prices.
- loeg 7y agoSo if Arnold Arbitrage changes his name to Henry Hospital and always charges a high markup, that's A-Ok with you? This point of view seems inconsistent.
- dsfyu404ed 7y agoBig predators almost always prefer many soft targets to one big meal that can put up a fight. The hospital has a legal team. Some jerk who's re-selling hand sanitizer at 5000% markup does not. They both deserve to be gone after but it should be obvious why the state prefers the latter.