It's not so much that it's for profit, but who pays. For most things we don't care if not everyone gets it so free market works best. Things that we require e

It's not so much that it's for profit, but who pays. For most things we don't care if not everyone gets it so free market works best. Things that we require everybody to have are best paid for by taxation. And hybrid systems are a disaster. I can't think of any exceptions. But if the government pays $100 to put a cast on a broken arm and a hospital figures out how to do it for $50 and profits, I don't see a problem.