Originally Posted by
JamesNoBrakes
Impossible, medical care is not something one can "shop" for. If you need a kidney transplant, it's not like you can decide "hmm, I'll wait a few months because these prices are too high, maybe if we all hold out they'll start competing and drop the prices"...Other non-critical services can have competition, but it doesn't work with medical care.
There is actually a huge difference in pricing for various procedures at different medical facilities. Some places hospitals and medical centers are already making their pricing readily available. If this were mandated countrywide, it would have an effect of making pricing for medical care much more competitive.