While I don’t have the answer to Hawaii’s homeless issue, I’ve found the recent series on the Chinatown homeless enlightening and optimistic. However, I was shocked at the potential cost of an ambulance ride and doctor examination (“Will relocating River of Life help ease homeless complaints in Chinatown?,” Star-Advertiser, May 19).

$1,250? For what? Are they using nuclear fission to power their vehicles?

This is just one more example of the medical field inflating prices for simple procedures that a taxi, Uber or Lyft driver could provide for less than one-tenth the price. Where does it end? How did we lose control of something so basic and essential? How do we stop this insanity? It’s already out of control.

Jeff Shimanoff

Kailua

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