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Originally Posted by nothingx
I'm not saying I don't believe you, but I'd really like to see hard numbers for this statement. Basically, it runs contrary to a theory I have about why the United States has such a huge problem with public education and health care. I mean, we spend more money on health care than any other country in the world, yet ours is among the worst quality available. Why is that? I'm no economist, but I would guess it has something to do with capitialization, "big business", and the desire to make the most money you can... You can't keep all that money in your pocket if you're giving it away to feed people in other countries, or medicate and hospitalize your own. Maybe I'm overlooking something, but it seems like we lack the fundamental structure for supporting these things.
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healthcare is bound and determined to end up like the airlines in this country. many large healthcare providers work on zero or negative margin. this means that more often than not, they are losing money on every patient they treat. additionally, as new treatments become available, the cost inherently rises as these new methods are almost always more expensive...and the provider is expected to absorb this cost because everyone from doctors to patients will scream bloody murder if salaries are cut or if patient bills rise. its an issue that needs tending to. but it has nothing at all to do with giant burritos.