A massive fire that destroyed a medical distribution facility in Tracy has left about 1,000 employees out of work and raised concerns about the supply of critical medical goods, as officials and companies work to limit ongoing impacts. "We are concerned about the public health impacts and we are working with California Air Resource Board to address those concerns as well. At this point, we're really concerned about the employees," said Mayor Dan Arriola. Live updates here: https://t.co/4l0DCqQKX6
Americans fly to Turkey for $3,000 dental implants that cost $40,000 in Manhattan. They drive to Tijuana for $800 MRIs priced at $12,000 in San Diego (literally 15 minutes north). Medical tourism revenue hit $100 billion globally in 2023 while US healthcare spending broke $4.5 trillion.
The market speaks louder than any policy wonk ever could. When you can get the same cardiac surgery in Bangkok for $15,000 that costs $200,000 in Boston—using the same equipment, often better facilities, and surgeons trained at Johns Hopkins—the pricing isn't reflecting scarcity or quality. It's reflecting capture.
Insurance companies created this beautiful racket where they negotiate "discounts" off artificially inflated prices, hospitals play along because the government backstops the whole charade through Medicare reimbursements, and pharmaceutical companies... well, they just price whatever the market will bear (which turns out to be everything you own plus your firstborn).
Austrian school economists predicted this decades ago. When you remove price signals and direct payment, costs explode. When Americans rediscover actual market prices by flying to Mumbai for heart surgery, suddenly they remember what healthcare actually costs when providers compete for cash-paying customers instead of...
#Raiders fans waking up to
- Two starting caliber QBs
- Front office executing a real plan
- Responsible contracts
- Positive national media attention
- 2nd-highest free agency spender
- 6 picks in first 4 rounds (4 in top 102)
- Maxx Crosby still a Raider
Hey @JDVance, you said we should "call out" people who celebrated Charlie Kirk's death. Surely you will call out this Vietnam draft dodger who celebrated the death of a Marine veteran who earned a Purple Heart and Bronze Star for his service in Vietnam.
In 1911, a hall of 3,000 men stood and applauded a single woman — Marie Curie — a rare and powerful moment of recognition in an era when women were almost never celebrated in science.