Re:Do some surgical implants do more harm than good?
by Ididntdothis on Monday April 27, 2020 @04:57PM
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You are making the mistake of singling out one participant. In the US health system all players are making “the real money”. The only exception is the patient.
Hospitals and clinics in some states have been very successful in reducing competition, to the extent that you often need permission from your competitors to open a new one. Hospitals have also avoided much scrutiny by avoiding cost-accounting, which is a very interesting tactic.
Pharmaceuticals and insurance companies are the bogey-men of the industry, but they're not as profitable as most imagine, and their high overheads are largely due to regulatory burden.