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Every other developed country I'm aware of uses price controls for their healthcare system, usually by declaring price lists regardless of payer, by establishin

• janeroe 5y ago
  And that's why author's practice survived despite the hostility of the US government. They started treating Canadian patients: > The first patients to arrive after we posted prices were Canadians. This was instructive, as these patients had so-called insurance coverage. There was no access, however, to the care that many of them required. The most common story then as now for the Canadians was a patient waiting two years to see a gynecologist for a hysterectomy to stop their bleeding, bleeding usually so severe that intermittent transfusions were required. For $8,000, which covers the facility, surgeon, anesthesia, pathology, and an overnight stay at the surgery center, Canadians can end their nightmare. The first question a Canadian asks when they call us is how long they’ll have to wait. Our answer that there is no waiting time is met with disbelief. A Canadian friend of mine has told me the old joke that no Canadian is truly content unless standing in line. All thanks to the success of a "state-directed monopsony" of a "developed country".