Doctors and nurses are paid too much in this country. Pharmaceuticals charge too much. Diagnostics are gold-plated.
There's no downward pressure on these prices except what the insurance companies can negotiate, and people don't like the insurance companies doing that when their health is on the line.
ie, It's a total market failure, and single payer would fix things, at the expense of all the profits of the 3 largest factors.
There's no downward pressure on these prices except what the insurance companies can negotiate, and people don't like the insurance companies doing that when their health is on the line.
ie, It's a total market failure, and single payer would fix things, at the expense of all the profits of the 3 largest factors.