I agree but think of how much choice you have in emergencies. A person is passed out or has a stroke and 911 is called. Some cities have multiple ambulance co

I agree but think of how much choice you have in emergencies. A person is passed out or has a stroke and 911 is called. Some cities have multiple ambulance companies and the patient has no choice. The ambulance decides that Alpha is the best hospital, its not the closest but is good for strokes. Spouse shows up and is told what procedures is best. Price is never mentioned, no talk about how Alpha and Beta is compared in skill or price. The stroke victim is at Alpha and after the initial treatment, only an idiot would transfer them now. BTW, this is based off personal experience. I did not select the ambulance for my wife, they transported her 15 miles instead of 2 and 5. She died and because I waited a week, the hospital would not allow me to see the bill, instead I got over ten different doctor groups sending me bills. I did not get any choice if they used Charlie or Delta anesthesiologists who worked for two different companies or other brain surgeons. In fact, by the end the hospital explained that I couldn't pay there but had to deal with the different services individually. The last doctor's bill led to me stating what part of my wife's death did they play. Considering they were trying to get over $5000 from me instead of going through my insurance, boy did they drop their request quickly.