Reply #44: It is interesting that you believe quality goes down as price goes up . . [View All]

[Jane Roe]

Maybe you are right. The US spends more capita on health care generally and seems to get worse results. However, this might be explained by uneven distribution of this tremendous spending -- not on your cheaper care equals better care philosophy.

However, I still maintain that however intuitive or counter-intuitive shopping for a quality doctor may be -- parents will strongly tend to perform this function better than their minor children. There will be (rare) exceptions: cruel parents who desire abortion malpractice, gifted children, etc, etc. However, I think most parents will have abilities and wisdom in the tricky area of doctor / health care facility selection that their children do not have. This part is true whether money is an issue or not.