[RomanBob]

Healthcare has always been used by their practitioners as a tool to extract money from customers.

Often they will say "it's for your own good".

In reality, it's just a cartel, extremely protected by government regulation.

For some reason, people think that the rules of economics don't apply when it comes to healthcare.

[cowmoo728]

That's less true now than it used to be, but it's worth remembering that the AMA killed universal healthcare in the US... in the 1950s! They were specifically worried about doctor's wages and fees going down.