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In article <PM0005654...@aca43d2b.ipt.aol.com>,
jmfbahciv  <See....@aol.com> wrote:
>J. Clarke wrote:
>> On 14 Feb 2018 14:41:58 GMT, 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.
>>
>> If they want to be.  There is no one going around holding a gun to the
>> partners' heads and telling them "sell or else".
>
>Yes, there is.  It's called lawsuit insurance.  the premiums are so high,
>and increasing, that it's too expensive for a small practice.
>
>/BAH


Nah... lawsuits are just one thing.  Also the need for standardized electronic 
medical records, computerized billing, insurance company rules to get 
reimbursement. 

Most doctors I know hate the business side of stuff and are happy to unload
it to someone else.

Bill