Mister Moose wrote:And the current health care pricing maze has as much to do with insurance and how it's evolved (able to negotiate different prices per policy group) as providers. And yes, that would be more regulation than currently exists in this specific industry, but transparency and fairness are healthy foundations, not burdens of open markets and capitalism.
I agree, but the insurance situation is one of the factors that make this sector of the economy so different than the rest. Lets say you get these providers to post pricing. If 80% of consumers are covered by health insurance and pay only co-pays, what incentive does the consumer have to price-shop?