If it's about "supply and demand" and "free markets", how come health care costs are so high?

Given the standard nature of CPAP equipment, how come entire headsets and tubing needs to be replaced every 6 months when the only component actually needing to be replaced (and only after 6 months?) is the tiny little nosepiece.


$10 aspirin in a hospital? For one tablet? At any store you can get 180 for $5, or 3600 for $20. What makes it so special at a hospital? "Supply and demand" and "free market" can't begin to defend this thievery hospitals commit.

http://www.allhealth.org/briefing_detail.asp?bi=72
(a link pointing out the $10 aspirin, though most of us have been in one to have seen the prices to begin with.)

The cost of life in our culture of life.

It's not very pro-life, now is it.

there's no real shopping for the best price.

First and foremost, it is the most controlled economy of all time which negates all the hype. Second, it is really a wealth redistribution scam to funnel all resources either directly or under control of of the wealthy.

While large corporations exercise limited choice in choosing from the two or more health plans in a given area, that's the only area where choice is allowed.

People are captives of whatever health insurance plan the company chooses. If the company changes plans, they're not allowed to stay with the same doctor. If they change jobs, they're stuck paying huge premiums until the new company's plan kicks in and changes their doctor. Choice has been removed from patients in every single area.

As for that aspirin in the hospital, you're also paying for about ten layers of documentation surrounding it and whether or not it's working for you. When you buy a bottle of it in the supermarket, you're bypassing the doctor, pharmacist, and all the nurses because you're not sick enough to need any of them.