obese patients

The problem that NO one is addressing is the plethora of health care costs that are hidden from patients. How much is that bag of IV fluid? How much is that mesh used to close your groin hernia? Why is it that a titanium rod to fix a femur (thigh bone) fracture costs over $1000? While there may be more obese patients in France and Germany compared to the US, I bet that there are far more scooter chairs here than there. I would bet that we are paying more per scooter chair than anywhere else in the world. It is these product expenses that are killing us and driving up the cost of health care.