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Topic: Competition in the Emergency Room Marketplace? - page 4. (Read 3449 times)

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Ambulances are required by law (and sometimes by sheer "don't let this guy die" practicality) to bring patients to the nearest emergency room. It seems to me that this is a case where there is no chance for competition at all: you don't get to choose your provider, then they bill you whatever they want. Complaints may be me with a snarky "would you rather be dead?" line.

There's a simple legislative solution that helps the customers: legislate caps on costs billed to patients.

Is there a free market solution?
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