In article ,
aemeijers wrote:


Think mebbe that is why medical costs have risen so absurdly high, much
faster than inflation? Because everyone treats it like it is 'free'?
(Even in US, where the patient almost never gets billed directly.) And
the medical industry therefore knows they can get away with it?

Nah, that couldn't be it.

I think most of this is plain old supply and demand. The heavy
subsidy of the out-of-pocket expenses by others increases the demand.
You can't go out and build a doc in a day or two and other barriers to
admission serve to keep a lid on supply. Viola (or maybe violin) you
have inflation.

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