I’m thinking this poem by Sir Walter Raleigh, just before being executed by Elizabeth I, might resonate with you guys.
Death rates rose in hospital ERs after private equity firms took over, study finds Posted by Pikamander2
luciancahil on September 25, 2025 6:16 pm I will say this about capitalism: Capitalism has gotten a lot better at turning consumer surplus into producer surplus, and it’d be nice if it were LESS good at that…
brianpv on September 25, 2025 6:27 pm I suppose this should be somewhat expected; if you spend less money on patient care you can expect to get worse outcomes. I guess this leads to an obvious question. How can we reel in costs without killing people?
Previous-Mind6171 on September 25, 2025 6:28 pm “patient death rates in the emergency departments rose by 13%” sheesh
Jokerang on September 25, 2025 6:36 pm There’s a reason why if you talk to any leftist you know, healthcare is the thing that set them on the path to radicalization
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I will say this about capitalism:
Capitalism has gotten a lot better at turning consumer surplus into producer surplus, and it’d be nice if it were LESS good at that…
No one should be surprised by this.
!ping health-policy
I suppose this should be somewhat expected; if you spend less money on patient care you can expect to get worse outcomes.
I guess this leads to an obvious question. How can we reel in costs without killing people?
“patient death rates in the emergency departments rose by 13%” sheesh
There’s a reason why if you talk to any leftist you know, healthcare is the thing that set them on the path to radicalization