av bluejay43 » 30 apr 2014, 18:59
Yes, the reason healthcare has become so expensive and the regulations so onerous is because of the involvement of third parties (government, insurance companies, pharmaceutical companies, medical device companies, etc.). These players have disrupted the patient-doctor relationship, and the situation has only become worse over the years. Healthcare in the U.S. used to be quite affordable prior to the enactment of Medicare in the 1960s and the subsequent rise of private insurers in the 70s and 80s. True competition is what is needed to bring prices down and efficiencies up, and that goes for Sweden as much as it does for the U.S. In Sweden, government control is a boondoggle for the drug and medical device companies.
Yes, the reason healthcare has become so expensive and the regulations so onerous is because of the involvement of third parties (government, insurance companies, pharmaceutical companies, medical device companies, etc.). These players have disrupted the patient-doctor relationship, and the situation has only become worse over the years. Healthcare in the U.S. used to be quite affordable prior to the enactment of Medicare in the 1960s and the subsequent rise of private insurers in the 70s and 80s. True competition is what is needed to bring prices down and efficiencies up, and that goes for Sweden as much as it does for the U.S. In Sweden, government control is a boondoggle for the drug and medical device companies.