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Comment by rectang

> "The US spends more on healthcare because the prices are higher!"

> Um, okay. Duh. A better question to ask would be: Why are prices not falling?

It's an excellent observation, and it begs your excellent question.

Unfortunately, we can't get to an excellent answer. The US is ideologically incapable of acknowledging that "market failure" exists.

parent rectang 8 years ago

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