Comments 1 - 11 of 11 Search these comments
totally agree, but the Democrats certainly don't want to help any Americans while Trump is president.
“There’s a small number of hospitals, and entry is hard.”
Did you know that there are also lots of non hospitals as well that can do things
First of all gouging is illegal
mell saysFirst of all gouging is illegal
Kind of depends on your definition of "gouging", unless it occurs under certain external conditions such as a hurricane its pretty much buyer beware. As a rule sick people don't make good, discerning customers/ consumers. Their focus is not on cost, and the complexities of health care are beyond the understanding of the average person.
Small markets have little competition in health care. Many rural area hospitals are dead or dying and the care they provide is typically not good. If your goal is to provide decent health care to all citizens at a reasonable cost a free market system does not work. If that is not the goal, then maybe small tweaks to the bloated hybrid employer, private, government system we have feels about right.
I totally agree, but the Democrats certainly don't want to help any Americans while Trump is president. Perhaps more of this could be done by executive order, the way Trump required hospitals and pharmacies to publish price lists.