Re:A doctor in Bangladesh has found a simple way to treat in...
by whiddershins on Monday September 10, 2018 @04:17PM
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I feel like there are deep implications in this article about healthcare costs.
If hospitals don’t compete on price, what really motivates them to find a cheaper ventilator?
If they aren’t all that motivated to find a cheaper ventilator, are the ventilator manufacturers motivated to develop a simpler and cheaper version of their technology? Not so much. They might be more motivated to lobby for regulations making cheaper solutions illegal to protect their business.
Re:A doctor in Bangladesh has found a simple way to treat in...
by gascan on Monday September 10, 2018 @04:34PM
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If a $15k hospital grade ventilator has a fifty year service life, perhaps the developed world sees little benefit to finding a cheaper ventilator, regardless of competition.
If hospitals don’t compete on price, what really motivates them to find a cheaper ventilator?
If they aren’t all that motivated to find a cheaper ventilator, are the ventilator manufacturers motivated to develop a simpler and cheaper version of their technology? Not so much. They might be more motivated to lobby for regulations making cheaper solutions illegal to protect their business.
And so forth.
Fascinating. Demoralizing.