Re:Hospital creates bidding war by posting pricing online
by tempestn on Tuesday July 09, 2013 @11:30PM
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The great thing is, health care has been such a study in what can go wrong with free-market capitalism that it's nice to see a counter-example.
Re:Hospital creates bidding war by posting pricing online
by mattmcknight on Wednesday July 10, 2013 @12:16AM
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Free-market capitalism? It's highly regulated, subject to inconsistent taxation, and over 50% of care is bought by the government...
Re:Hospital creates bidding war by posting pricing online
by wavefunction on Wednesday July 10, 2013 @01:46AM
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Wow, I wonder why that is? It's almost as if tempestn is referring to a time before the situation we currently find ourselves in that brought about the high level of regulation, inconsistent taxation, and 50% of care being provided via government purchasing.
It's almost as if somewhere in the middle between over-regulation and no regulation at all might be prudent...
Reason also did a story and short video on the Surgery Center of Oklahoma last year that I think is worth watching:
http://reason.com/reasontv/2012/11/15/the-obamacare-revolt-o...
The center was started by Dr. Keith Smith, who is very much a free-market guy. Even if you don't agree with a lot of his libertarian stuff, you have to admit that he's very well read and knowledgeable of economics, especially for a physician. He runs an active blog at: http://surgerycenterofoklahoma.tumblr.com/