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The issue is not cost, the issue is regulatory capture has enabled hospitals to forbid your business from acquiring “competing” machines through requiring Certi

• msie 3y ago
  So awful! Why don't they have a CON for x-rays then? Or other machines?
• lostlogin 3y ago
  In places in the world where those rules don’t apply, access and cost is still problematic. There is a lack of staff, the hardware is expensive and the bill payers (insurance and national health services) don’t really want everything scanned all the time.
• EnigmaFlare 3y ago
  That can't be the reason. Not all states have CON, and they're not pure regulatory capture. From TFA: "Competition is a good thing except when one of the competitors is free from the onus of being required to service everyone who walks through the door." "states that have repealed CON laws have had other consequences, including doctors over-prescribing services because they're being forced to maintain a bottom line." Also, other countries exist.