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There is also planning of hospital bed shortages through certificates of need. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Certificate_of_need https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/

There is also planning of hospital bed shortages through certificates of need. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Certificate_of_need https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Certificate_of_need anti kickback laws are also a double edged sword. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stark_Law https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stark_Law But in the end, the usa has the healthcare system where doctors want to work and rich patients want to be treated given an option of any country.

hedora 3y ago
The rich people I know in the US do have an option of getting their healthcare from any other country, and that is what they often do.
- NemoNobody 3y ago
  Yeah, rich people are "Global citizens" and utilize the entire work as we do the county we live in.
- haldujai 3y ago
  They have it backwards, rich people come to the US for their treatment. It's not a coincidence that places like Mayo/Hopkins/MD Anderson all have buildings named after a gulf country sheikh. Top US institutions are definitely the best/most advanced in the world right now for cancer care and arguably overall, especially for weird and wonderful stuff. Affordability and accessibility is a different question.