This New Yorker article examining major discrepancies in health-care costs between McAllen Texas (which is the 2nd most expensive health-care market in the coun

This New Yorker article examining major discrepancies in health-care costs between McAllen Texas (which is the 2nd most expensive health-care market in the country) and the town up the road was eye opening for me. The summary is that when doctors invest in medical facilities (like in-practice labs) they are financially motivated to direct patients to use those facilities. http://www.newyorker.com/reporting/2009/06/01/090601fa_fact_gawande?currentPage=all http://www.newyorker.com/reporting/2009/06/01/090601fa_fact_...