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May
In many ways, we have the worst of both worlds. Our system … has the illusion of a free market and the illusion of regulated market with the apparent benefit of neither.—Bill Gurley, CFA; Forbes Midas List Graphic by Max Roser In his book, The Price We Pay, Marty Makary, MD, MPH, of Johns Hopkins University writes, “Half of the Amish people we interviewed said that when they or a relative gets a serious sickness, they take the Amtrak train to Mexico. Why? Because the medical quality is good and the prices are fair and disclosed up front.” How did…
