UK: Food inflation rises to 18.2% as it hits highest rate in over 45 years

Re:UK: Food inflation rises to 18.2% as it hits highest rate... by staunton on Friday March 24, 2023 @06:34PM (#35296598)

In many countries there is a tendency in healthcare to perform a lot of medically unnecessary or even harmful surgeries (back, hips,...) to make a larger profit. The optimal treatment would be cheaper and less profitable, so it is not chosen.

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Re:UK: Food inflation rises to 18.2% as it hits highest rate... by dukeofdoom on Friday March 24, 2023 @11:48PM (#35299128)

Hospitals kill people all the time. Especially elderly. Many treatments are invasive and cause complications. They won't catch the complication until it's too late, or now you have two compounding medical problems, and many elderly can't survive that. The medical bias is the sicker you are, the stronger intervention / medicine you need.

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Re:UK: Food inflation rises to 18.2% as it hits highest rate... by bumby on Saturday March 25, 2023 @10:57AM (#35303257)

I think there are other factors that contribute to the uniqueness of healthcare. In the US, for example, it seems to be the one area where you aren't told the price before receiving the product/service. This obviously makes it easier to jack up the prices. Also, the urgent need often makes people insensitive to the price even if they knew it.

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