You assume that the situation was ideal before these guys came in to "give people hospital infections." Also you have to realize that in many third world countries you have to bribe doctors more than $800 for the "free care" and still have WWII style hospitals.
My point is that maybe the Mayo Clinic offers better care...if you happened to have $150,000 under your mattress, but most people don't. So we have to find the best solution, within our price range.
Well, that is highly contestable. $150k is not a big deal for an extremely small fraction of people(<0.1%?). And with almost similar success rates, I find it hard to believe why anyone would pay that much money for very little more. The returns diminish really quickly.
Also, you don't bribe people in the hospitals mentioned in the article.
>> And with almost similar success rates, I find it hard to believe why anyone would pay that much money for very little more. The returns diminish really quickly.
The diminishing returns are irrelevant when your life is on the line and you risk losing your life. You just don't want to be that one
>> Also, you don't bribe people in the hospitals mentioned in the article.
Please re-read my comment. I was talking about corruption in state hospitals.
My point is that maybe the Mayo Clinic offers better care...if you happened to have $150,000 under your mattress, but most people don't. So we have to find the best solution, within our price range.