> Dana wrote: > equipment is not going to make the hospitals not buy it, In fact, if > the costs have to be amortized over fewer patients, the cost of using > it might go UP. >
Airplanes cost hundreds of millions. Pilots have YEARS of training, and train yearly in multi-million dollars simulators, and earn 6 figure salaries. All day long it takes at least 2, but usually more of these crew. The aircraft are routinely (daily) serviced by multiple crews and teams supported by, in the case of say a 747, millions of pages of documentation all meticulously maintained and logged by teams of staff. A flight from LA to NY pre-deregulation cost about $1500 adjusted for inflation. Now it costs ~$500. And that's including the HUGE variable of fuel price. But, hey, look at it this way: what's the alternative? As I've said, the core problem is that providers charge more than patients can afford, and changing who pays the bills won't stop that. The only way I know to bring down costs in a way that works for consumers is using the market. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Want to reach the ColdFusion community with something they want? Let them know on the House of Fusion mailing lists Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/message.cfm/messageid:298495 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.5
