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To: Joe Btfsplk who wrote (406002)	1/22/2011 6:00:37 PM
From: Katelew	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 794309

Apparently, one thing we ALL can agree on is the shocking cost of all things medical. :) As you point out, it's not subject to market forces the way other consumer products are.....and really can't be, I guess. When you're having a heart attack, you can't stop and cost compare cardiologists.

To: Joe Btfsplk who wrote (406002)	1/23/2011 3:02:57 AM
From: KLP	1 Recommendation Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 794309

I'll bet a lot of that cost is how much you (and your insurance company) had to pay for people who come to the hospital without insurance. I'm sure there's some cost in there for lawsuits against the hospital because people died there that shouldn't have....i.e. getting a Strep and a Staph infection both at the same time....or getting a blood clot that no one bothered to check, and the person dies of it after an operation, because they were sent home too early. I'm sure there are a LOT of ETC's built into each and every bill.