Are Large Hospitals the Problem with US Healthcare?

Tags: Bureaucracy and Regulation, Cronyism and Corporatism, Free Markets, Health, Price Controls, Progressivism

03/13/2023 Dale Steinreich

Two “distinguished” healthcare analysts have examined the medical system in the USA and conclude that the REAL problem is . . . large hospitals. Dale Steinreich applies economic analysis to their claims.

Original Article: “Are Large Hospitals the Problem with US Healthcare?”

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