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		mikeash on May 9, 2013 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Your heart attack bill: $3,300 in Arkansas, $92,00... The people choosing who to patronize aren't the people paying, so where's the incentive to compete on price?

mseebach on May 9, 2013 [–]

Providers, dammit, not insurers. Makes sense now. Sorry.

Good question, I don't actually know. Surely the insurers will make them compete, but that should also happen in the US, and obviously not fixing the problem.

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