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by muyuu 4721 days ago
This is the kind of wording the medical industry has set. The reasoning goes like this: clear prices => competition => iron law of wages for specialised professionals => corners being cut.

Crony capitalism only believes in competition for others. Competition in their own sector suddenly brings doom and the Iron Law of Wages.

The US is one of the countries with the highest expenditure per capita in healthcare and the results simply don't match that. See the graph here: http://www.forbes.com/sites/toddhixon/2012/03/01/why-are-u-s...