(07-17-2018, 07:34 AM)flsprtsgod Wrote:

(07-16-2018, 08:06 PM)mikesez Wrote: this country does not have Universal coverage yet, although Obamacare was a step in that direction.
We do have the trend of arbitrarily increasing prices and providers going under, though.
And we had that before Obamacare of course. And we also had it before COBRA and guaranteed emergency room service got started in 1985.
So the continued price increases and continued consolidation in healthcare providers seems to have nothing to do with these incremental moves towards Universal coverage.
Meanwhile other countries (including Mexico!!) do have Universal coverage and have more doctors per capita than we do, so, they certainly aren't going out of business.
I don't know, it's almost as if there's more than one factor to consider when looking at a Health Care system.

Pricing isn't arbitrary, even in our overly regulated health care system.