Re:Bitter Pill: Why Medical Bills Are Killing Us
by JulianMorrison on Thursday February 21, 2013 @10:49AM
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The NHS forces costs down as a monopsony.
Also there is not the separation between provider and payer which results in providers angling for the most expensive treatments, only forced down by a payer who regards the patient as an unwanted liability. (This has been partially subverted in the British NHS by ill advised privatization.)
Also there is not the separation between provider and payer which results in providers angling for the most expensive treatments, only forced down by a payer who regards the patient as an unwanted liability. (This has been partially subverted in the British NHS by ill advised privatization.)