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Originally Posted by pornmasta
The problem with the health economy is the fact that you have nearly no competition between different service prodivers on the subject of prices. You cannot compare the prices when you are sick.
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Not sure that's entirely true. There are private labs that will do blood tests, and pharmacies that dispense meds. I've called 2-3 different places when I've needed to. I actually found the cheapest meds by far to be mail-order from Canada (and we have that option).
As for surgeries and stuff like that, I've never had to find out (thank Gawd).
Also, healthcare laws and general landscape change according to the state we live in.
It's a huge clusterfuck - which contributes to overall higher prices.
A national, single-payer system would not be perfect, but it would be a shit-ton better than what we have now - and it would lower costs.