The following medical procedures increased by more than 50% over the past four years for subsidized patients.
Breast lump removal
Lung cancer with comlications
Stroke - no complication
Is there justification for the increase? Did the cost increase by so much? Or, was it due to higher demand, which prompted the public hospitals to increase their fees?
Should public hospitals operate on a model to maximize profits, according to what the market can bear, or to recover their cost of operations with a reasonable margin?
http://www.tankinlian.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?ID=1304&Name=Increase-in-medical-charges---2013-to-2017&Type=H
Breast lump removal
Lung cancer with comlications
Stroke - no complication
Is there justification for the increase? Did the cost increase by so much? Or, was it due to higher demand, which prompted the public hospitals to increase their fees?
Should public hospitals operate on a model to maximize profits, according to what the market can bear, or to recover their cost of operations with a reasonable margin?
http://www.tankinlian.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?ID=1304&Name=Increase-in-medical-charges---2013-to-2017&Type=H
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