[throwwit]

Umm... here's a passage from a year old Forbes op/ed: "... about half of real health expenditure growth is attributable to medical technology. The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation goes on to say that advancing technology may have a particularly large impact on spending in the U.S. because of “few requirements that effectiveness be demonstrated before technologies are used broadly and concern that their application tends to go beyond those patients likely to benefit the most from them.”"

http://www.forbes.com/sites/realspin/2013/04/03/whos-to-blam...

[hershel]

The things that medical providers block are often things that would reduce costs, for example enabling mid-level workers supported by tech do some of the doctor's jobs at lower costs, and low cost eye exam kiosks.

And sure, there's a problem with medical tech increasing expenses. That's another problem that needs solution.