Health Care: Quantity, Quality, Cost, & Capitalism

Great article on health care costs -- I'm still digesting it, but it's essential reading. Quite a few points to ponder. One of which, for me, is the typical blend of astonishing and appalling that comes with capitalism. Many people put on their polarized shades and see only the good or only the bad. Here, in a nutshell, is both: on the astonishing, a small, poor city on the border has state-of-the-art medical facilities and treatments available; on the appalling: poor results given the costs, profit motive turning on a procedure-driven revenue model.