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William Pechter wrote:
> In article <PM0005652...@aca41411.ipt.aol.com>,
> jmfbahciv  <See....@aol.com> wrote:
>>J. Clarke wrote:
>>> On 13 Feb 2018 14:39:00 GMT, jmfbahciv <See....@aol.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>>John Levine wrote:
>>>>> In article <r2v18dtj601makeue...@4ax.com>,
>>>>> J. Clarke  <jclarke...@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>>>>I'm getting the impression that you're not very familiar with the way
>>that
>>>>>>>the US medical system works.  When's the last time you price shopped
for
>>a
>>>>>>>doctor?
>>>>>>
>>>>>>I'm getting the impression that you're not very familiar with
>>>>>>economics.  In any market that does not have price controls there will
>>>>>>be a range of prices, often for identical goods.  That does not mean
>>>>>>that doubling the supply of goods will not reduce prices across the
>>>>>>board.
>>>>>
>>>>> You might want to read the classic 1963 paper by Kenneth Arrow
>>>>> "Uncertainty and the Welfare Economics of Medical Care."
>>>>>
>>>>> http://www.who.int/bulletin/volumes/82/2/PHCBP.pdf
>>>>>
>>>>> I happen to agree that it would be good to have more doctors and
>>>>> nurses in the U.S., but I doubt that would make much difference to
>>>>> healthcare prices.
>>>>>
>>>>Not anymore.  Doctors used to have their own business.  Now they're
>>>>an employee.  Nurses have to join the local union.  That means
>>>>that union rules usurp care practices.
>>>
>>> My doctors are members of partnerships.
>>
>>Partnerships are getting bought out.
>>
>>/BAH
>
> Mine has been purchased by Meridian which joined with Hackensack Hospital.
>
> The better to work together with the insurance companies to  remove your
money
> from your wallet.  Now the group is 16 hospitals at present plus a pile
> of primary care.
>
> https://www.hackensackmeridianhealth.org/

The one here which is currently snarfing up everything is called
Spectrum.  I have no idea who or what owns them.  I don't go
to doctors; it's hazardous to my health.

/BAH