[scott_karana]

"Best equipment in the world"? This is capitalism. They're going to use the cheapest "good enough" equipment they can get away with. And considering the domain experience a patient would need to tell a new MRI from an eight year old one... I'm sure they get away with lots.

I guarantee the hospital administration isn't going to pay the upcharges for the fanciest new MRI if they can spend it on themselves.

[saas_co_de]

Health Care is not capitalistic or free market in the least and cutting costs is not how profits are maximized.

Doctors, Hospitals, Insurance companies and everyone else are working with what are essentially cost-plus contracts, so the more expensive everything is the more they make.