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Actually, I'm not blaming anyone. I simply pointed out that the insurance companies (at least initially) don't appear to be hurting from any of this. Do they not pass along their costs, and or losses to the insured?

The "technology" may be expensive, but it's far more complex than that. The Doc's to want to continue to nail down the large incomes that they spent 500k in med school to get. With the cost of their insurances being ridiculously high, they have to create more income. They see more patients with less quality for the patient. They're scared to death of getting sued, so to cover their own ass, they prescribe needless treatments (like the catch all, CAT scan) to accomplish that end, and prove they have left nothing to chance. Unfortunately, our court system has handed down ABSURD judgements in all things health related to help feed the monster, and make it attractive to continue to bring these types of lawsuits

Yes, it is a complex problem