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Not even close! Supply of veterinarians has been artifically constrained by insufficient expansion of veterinary schools, which has caused truly nasty market ef
by erosenbe0 4y ago
Not even close! Supply of veterinarians has been artifically constrained by insufficient expansion of veterinary schools, which has caused truly nasty market effects. Pet pharma is relatively highly regulated with American consumers paying high prices that are detached from market costs. Compare prices of medications in livestock vials or drenches vs the pet form.
I think dentistry would be more or a free market. You don't have much of the pharma issue, staffing is okay in some regions, there is decent price transparency, and insurance is not as terribly byzantine as it is for medical.
- kelnos 4y agoPrices still seem ridiculous to me, though. At my last dental visit they wanted to charge me $87 for someone to spend 15 seconds with a q-tip applying fluoride to my teeth. And this wasn't a case of "charge as much as the insurance will pay", as this would have been something not covered by my insurance. Maybe that's less than what a similar (non-dental) medical procedure would cost, but that's still excessive.
- erosenbe0 4y agoTry a grody dental clinic in a low rent, low income area and you might find less of the extractive pricing.