Times on U.S. health care (long read)

Colonoscopies Explain Why U.S. Leads the World in Health Expenditures - NYTimes.com:

"“It all comes down to market share, and very rarely is anyone looking out for the patient,” said Dr. Jeffrey Rice, the chief executive of Healthcare Blue Book, which tracks commercial insurance payments. “People think it’s like other purchases: that if you pay more you get a better car. But in medicine, it’s not like that.”"