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For those not following the link, that paper is entitled "The Market for Medical Care Should Work Like Cosmetic Surgery". Having briefly skimmed it, it points out that the costs for cosmetic surgery have not grown nearly as fast as the costs for medical care in general.

The article certainly has its own opinion about why that's the case, but regardless, anyone trying to explain the increase in medical costs should have to address the facts. Cosmetic surgeons still need liability insurance, nurses, office space, medical training, operating room time, etc, etc. So the likelihood that any of those are contributing to rising medical costs is reduced.