this is the kind of bogus reasoning lobbyists use to get congress pass BS anticompetetive laws.

you do know that most people who get into ambulance are not unconscious, right?

Er, and, most folks arrive by car. I'm pretty sure ambulance arrivals are a tiny percentage of their overall business.

Opinion based on a. Being alive and b. Paying accident claims for 5+ years.

Even with accidents, most claims did not involve an ambulance bill. In one memorable claim, a gunshot victim drove himself to the ER with multiple bullet wounds while bleeding profusely.

> The majority of people get ambulance'd to the nearest hospital, not necessarily the cheapest one.

But is ambulanced-in patients the majority of hospital business?

I suppose it depends on the operation. You might find price competition in non-emergency operations, but price fixing in emergency operations.

No, not remotely. Scheduled surgeries are the lion's share of revenue at any hospital.

Also people compare quality on price. If you want important live-saving treatment would you choose the cheapest or most expensive?