[tjic]

The surgical procedure that has experienced the fastest increase in quality and the fastest decrease in price EVER is Lasik.

...because it's not regulated like most other surgeries.

Veterinary care has been improving under the same forces, and at close to the same rate, as tech startups.

Human medical care has been hindered under the same regulation and oversight as public utilities and the DMV.

[bwhite]

Hear, hear. There is no shortage of examples in which your dog's getting better service and treatment than you because of government interference.

"This is a country in which dogs can get a hip replacement in under a week and in which humans can wait two to three years." (http://www.nytimes.com/2006/02/28/international/americas/28c...)