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About health costs, things will become more expensive if every person has to negotiate for themselves. People who have a medical problem, want the problem fixed
by sobani 10y ago
About health costs, things will become more expensive if every person has to negotiate for themselves. People who have a medical problem, want the problem fixed. They don't have the time or ability to find a good alternative. An insurance or government is in a much better position, because they have the time and expertise to shop for an alternative beforehand and make it an all or nothing proposition for the producer.
- AnthonyMouse 10y agoYou're making the argument for medical licensing, not the argument for single payer. People don't know which doctors are quacks so the government has to step in. But money is a different question -- if we required doctors to provide prospective patients with a standardized price schedule it would be trivial for patients to see which doctor charges $100 and which charges $200. If you have government or insurance pay for everything (and then pay everyone the same amount) the buyer still doesn't know which doctor provides the best care, but now doctors have the incentive to provide no more than the bare minimum care because they aren't allowed to charge any more for better quality/convenience/atmosphere for the same procedure.