Healthcare is so broken in this country. The market mechanism has been ground to dust. Hospitals are protected by certificate of need rules in many states. Insurance, big pharma, and medical systems have backscratching alliances that gets everyone paid at our expense. Corruption is rampant.
And the only people screaming about fixing it are the ones who would make it all 100% worse by fully socializing it.
There is some light in the market, some entrepreneurs in this space that are making a difference. Direct Primary Care is taking off and it's WAY better AND cheaper. The Surgery Center of Oklahoma has done very well using an up front market price system for all kinds of surgeries that is WAY cheaper than any other hospital and with better care. No insurance, just pay over the counter. These are the solutions we need.