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by anigbrowl 5583 days ago
There's some great innovation over the last decade in diagnostic and treatment technology. It makes me wonder why health insurance premiums continue to rise at many times the rate of inflation.
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The government mandates various coverages, restricts competition, taxes health care extra if purchased by individuals, restricts the number of doctors, and gives trial layers free run of the place.
True, but corruption's a two-way street - the people who write the checks are as bad as the people who cash them. Healthcare is a market that just doesn't seem to clear properly and the corruption is a symptom of market failure rather than the cause.