Re:Health care is turning into a consumer product
by TrispusAttucks on Monday January 10, 2022 @12:23PM
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You hit the nail on the head.
> So you basically get the worst performing being also the most expensive. Which doesn't really fit the view that less government involvement results in a more efficient system. Well, I guess it is more efficient if the expected outcome is a larger profit for different private companies and middlemen and not the well-being of the rest of the population.
Healthcare and Big Pharma have captured regulators at various federal health institutions. The mission is maximizing profit outcomes not health outcomes.
> So you basically get the worst performing being also the most expensive. Which doesn't really fit the view that less government involvement results in a more efficient system. Well, I guess it is more efficient if the expected outcome is a larger profit for different private companies and middlemen and not the well-being of the rest of the population.
Healthcare and Big Pharma have captured regulators at various federal health institutions. The mission is maximizing profit outcomes not health outcomes.