Socialized Health Care in the USA

[Swiss Mercenary]

How much does the competition to have all the cutting edge technology at *every* facility add to medical costs? And how many tests using this technology are ordered to cover the cost of buying and running these machines?

We sometimes ship patients south to take advantage of excess capacity in the US, because it's cheaper for us to do, then to increase our own capacity to above-average levels, and have it sit idle some of the time.

So, come to think of it, we're better off as long as the US keeps on its current course.