Bringing transparency to ER prices, one hospital bill at a time

Re:Bringing transparency to ER prices, one hospital bill at ... by robertAngst on Tuesday October 23, 2018 @09:10PM (#18288882)

Medical is in bed with the government

https://www.opensecrets.org/lobby/top.php?indexType=s

Heck, if you want to know why something in the US sucks, just look at that list.

Massive government corruption from legal bribery.

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Re:Bringing transparency to ER prices, one hospital bill at ... by corey_moncure on Tuesday October 23, 2018 @10:20PM (#18289189)

This is amazing. The list reads like a "who's who" of the most insufferable sectors of American life. I was surprised not to see auto manufacturers and agriculture in the top twenty, but medicine and telecom have definitely got them beat.

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Re:Bringing transparency to ER prices, one hospital bill at ... by robertAngst on Wednesday October 24, 2018 @04:37PM (#18296130)

What makes auto bad?

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Re:Bringing transparency to ER prices, one hospital bill at ... by corey_moncure on Thursday October 25, 2018 @11:01AM (#18301402)

The same kind of regulatory capture dynamics occurring with telecom and medicine. In the case of auto, preventing startup competition by mandating the old and needless system of dealer middlemen.

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