Get back to me when an Uber passenger can sue a driver for millions in driving malpractice.
It might be "clear" but it is not Clearest.
The clearest trend in health care is national government meddling.
That is the common thread in all the rising costs over the last 50 years. All the laws, regulations, on people (taxes), on doctors, on patients, on hospitals, on medical companies, and 0'care.
Or when the Uber fare is subsidized and the drivers have to contend with mountains of paperwork.
RE: Get back to me when an Uber passenger can sue a driver for millions in driving malpractice.
I like that insight. Post of the day.
Two factors:(oops, three)
Third party payer (Insurance companies, government programs)
Medical Cartel/Union/High Priesthood (AMA), with government collusion.
Almost forgot the LAWYERS! Many/most medical decisions are made by doctors giving very serious consideration to keeping the lawyers at bay.
Mrs. BN & I watched an old episode of NCIS last night. A former Navy Corpsman stopped to help the injured at an auto accident site. One of the three injured died, so the Corpsman was arrested and charged with ‘practicing medicine without a license’. It seems that Army & Air Force medics automatically get “EMT Certification” upon completion of their training. Navy Corpsmen do not.
Free market medicine would soon develop something like an “Angies List” for evaluating a First Aid Kiosk at the front of the local 24 Hr Walmart which is staffed by former Navy Corpsmen or Off-Duty EMT’s.
Free Market, free flow of information, reasonable law to deal with crime.
If you want, choose the AMA certified medical provider. “Look for the Union Label”. If not, go with someone else who is competent as evidenced by many satisfied customers.