Do you think Vetrinarians should become regulated like PPO's or HMO's in their fees?

Question

I meant veterinarians.

Answer 1

I don't think regulation is always good. It discourages free market competition, and sometimes leads to poor service.

A veterinarian is a professional provider. They should be able to set their own prices for their own services. As for the medicines, they have a market value just like everything else and a vet prices them accordingly.

I have always selected a vet based partly on price and partly on service.

Answer 2

Wow, I pay $30 for a vet visit right now. Without insurance, a well baby checkup at the doctor is $110.

You want vet visits to go up to $110?

My dog recently had surgery to have a tumor removed. Total cost, including anesthetics: $205. You want PPO and HMO fees instead? The copays and DEDUCTIBLES would be more than that.

No, I think the more government steps in, the worse it makes things. Remember: Government regulation usually ends up having the OPPOSITE effect of the stated intent. Just look at public schools, public housing, and public medicine (medicaid/medicare, where 60% of the dollars spent are on fraudulent items).

Answer 3

How far do you want government to regulate the economy.??
Communism doesn't work, Free enterprise and competition does. Sometimes when solutions are dreamed up for imagined problems, unintended consequences show up, that are worse than the problem they were meant to solve.

Answer 4

YES!!!! They need to be regulated by some type of authority!