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Re:Why Is College in America So Expensive? by sam0x17 on Tuesday September 11, 2018 @11:31PM (#17965371)
I still think the way to go is to have a price index where if procedure X is available in (list of countries with good healthcare system) for $Y, then it should be illegal to charge more than $Y in the U.S. Have a central authority that manages the price index and the list of countries that we survey prices from. Then doctors and hospitals and pharmaceuticals couldn't all take advantage of the system by charging $500 for a fucking IV drip.
Re:Why Is College in America So Expensive? by barrow-rider on Wednesday September 12, 2018 @12:13PM (#17970243)
I believe Australia uses something similar, at least that's what I noticed while living & working there. Ex: https://www.health.nsw.gov.au/Hospitals/Going_To_hospital/co...

In the US there is the Surgery Center of Oklahoma which does something similar; I believe there are doctors in Oregon who do the same as well.

https://surgerycenterok.com/pricing/