Elliot@Loh·Jul 16, 2017Abstractly, what are the tendencies of a multiple-payer system that lead to cost overruns? Do such systems always exhibit this tendency?Quote TweetElliot@Loh·Jul 16, 2017Replying to @LohPractically, what makes healthcare so expensive in the US? Structurally, why do we lead in medicine, but deploy healthcare so poorly?11
Elliot@Loh·Jul 16, 2017Replying to @LohThe two most commonly cited realms of pricing chicanery/murkiness in the US are defense and healthcare. Same core market characteristics?12
Elliot@Loh·Jul 16, 2017Replying to @LohIs there a high-level Economics class that dissects high-dollar systems like defense, healthcare, lobbying?2
Venkatesh Rao@vgrReplying to @Lohamazon.comThe Cost Disease: Why Computers Get Cheaper and Health Care Doesn'tThe Cost Disease: Why Computers Get Cheaper and Health Care Doesn't3:42 PM · Jul 16, 20171 Retweet