And if you are in need of critical care what are you going to do with that info?
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I think over time prices will even out now that they have to be publicized.
This is the argument my socialist acquaintances always give me: "when you are having a heart attack, are you going to haggle with the hospital?"
The answer is: A free market creates the ample supply of goods and universal access that eliminate the need. When you are out of gas and in a hurry, do you need to haggle with the gas station? Same with food - does the supermarket charge different prices for a fat man and a starving man?
A controlled market destroys access to supply, and thus destroys choice. "Health care" in Cuba is free. Is that someplace you want to have a heart-attack?
LOL! They may even out but like most things, once they head upwards, they ain’t coming back down. And, the, as princess screeching owl calls them, ‘buh-zillionaires’ will still be able to buy better care than us peons. Ain’t capitalism awesome? :-)
I was in an accident.
I was in the hospital for 20 hours.
I had 2 sets of MRS
My bill is $58 thousand dollars