[homosaur]

Of course they are commodities, and of course it would increase demand, I don't know why you would suggest otherwise. It might not be like pricing blenders and there are other considerations but there's no reason to think that this wouldn't affect the market positively for buyers. You're ignoring the largest single market which would benefit from public pricing and lowered rates, the uninsured. It doesn't matter to you because you throw your insurance card up there and someone else pays the bill but if someone knew a colonoscopy was $X then they could budget for that and pursue competitive options.

Plus, the things you mentioned have little to nothing to do with pricing. There's plenty of shit hospitals that charge outrageous fees. Just look at Texas. It doesn't take more money to engage in proper sanitation, it takes good management. These are two separate issues entirely.