Which leads to "putting out fires" syndrome ... preventative care is often more cost effective than emergency care, but people don't like the idea of giving free preventative care in a capitalist society. So they spend more on emergency care.
Which is another problem with treating healthcare as a business: the better you are at it, the less often your customers return.
Which is another problem with treating healthcare as a business: the better you are at it, the less often your customers return.