It was only after Big Government got into health care that prices exploded, just as in getting a college education. Anything that Big Government touches turns into poor quality at outrageous prices.
When I got my degree, college courses were $4 an hour. Today, the flat rate semester fee is $5000 or about $400 an hour. On campus parking was $15 a semester but today it’s $700. Wages have not increased at that rate.