“You are right in your equation as it stands. Now add in hospitalization.”
Traditional hospitals are so regulated that they will never be cost competitive. They can’t play that game. But surgery clinics can and do. The several times I’ve been to them they cost only a fraction of what the hospital charged. The problem is you can’t STAY in one. It’s in and out only. But that might change in time.
I have been wondering if the Indians can build hospitals on tribal land...the heck with casinos - medical will be where the money’s at.