I'm not sure how they can be cheaper. The bill for a checkup pays the nurse and the doctor for their time. Claims about some greedy capitalist coming in and taking massive profit margins can be discarded by pointing out that non-profit hospitals do not charge substantially different rates for identical checkup services.
The way to make a checkup cost less is to pay doctors and nurses less. There are no pharmaceuticals, no surgeries, no complicated specialist medical equipment, and no expensive labwork involved in the price.
Society generally doesn't agree with the notion that doctors and nurses should be paid less. Therefore, checkups are more or less priced appropriately. Paying high skilled labor for their advice simply costs a lot of money. Ask any dev contractor here on HN.
The way to make a checkup cost less is to pay doctors and nurses less. There are no pharmaceuticals, no surgeries, no complicated specialist medical equipment, and no expensive labwork involved in the price.
Society generally doesn't agree with the notion that doctors and nurses should be paid less. Therefore, checkups are more or less priced appropriately. Paying high skilled labor for their advice simply costs a lot of money. Ask any dev contractor here on HN.