Why is it that things like going to the dentist or doctor can be charged on a “sliding scale” for low income people but other necessities don’t have this same sliding scale structure?

Question

Why is it that things like going to the dentist or doctor can be charged on a “sliding scale” for low income people but other necessities don’t have this same sliding scale structure?

In: Economics

Answer 1

Because medical prices are completely made up bullshit so they can charge as much as possible and negotiate down. They know a poor person can’t pay $30,000 to have a baby, for example, so they make up a different price.