That is not the result of privatized Healthcare. That is the direct result of the government interfering in privatized Healthcare which drives up the costs of Healthcare to a comedic level.
You think that cough drop is any cheaper in countries that have public Healthcare?
Agreed. I had to go to the doctor 6 times in the last month for follow-ups and each and every time I had to fill out the same paperwork even though none of the information changed between visits. Just government regulation red tape making everything wildly inefficient.
Every time I see something like this I wonder why people don't pursue action against the health providers for price gouging. 37 states have some form of price gouging law and typically these laws are fairly toothless. In general these laws only come into effect in a state of emergency that has been officially declared. In the past 3 years just about every state, county, and town has declared a medical emergency. Remember the Rules for Radicals: Make your enemy play by their own rules. They want to declare a medical emergency so they can use tyrannical emergency powers? That means you can sue the hospital if they change you more than 50 cents for the cough drop.
My health insurance provider always jews those bills down to less than 10% what the hospital charges. I’ve received $14,000 hospital bills that my health insurance only pays $1400 and then tells me I’m only responsible for my $40 copay.
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You think that cough drop is any cheaper in countries that have public Healthcare?
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LOL!
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edit: https://www.ncsl.org/research/financial-services-and-commerce/price-gouging-state-statutes.aspx
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