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> In a free market, you'd also have choice via competition to drive that price down Not really though. Like, if I am having a heart attack the correct answer t
by dragonsngoblins 7y ago
> In a free market, you'd also have choice via competition to drive that price down
Not really though. Like, if I am having a heart attack the correct answer to "Which hospital do I go to?" is always going to be "The closest one equipped to handle it". Well technically the one I get can to the fastest that can handle it but you see my point.
This kind of choice via competition would work for things like optometrists and GPs (assuming you live in an area with more than one general practice) but just plain doesn't for emergencies.
- BurningFrog 7y agoYeah, the moment you have a heart attack is not the time to start comparison shop. This is the argument everyone always brings up all the time, because it's so obvious. An because it's so obvious, people will want to be prepared for it. By having insurance (real insurance, not the bizarre "health insurance" construct we have today), or subscribing to some service like you do for when you car breaks down etc. I'm not sure what exactly would happen, but I'm certain it won't be that people will just never think about this until they all, one by one, have a medical emergency and have to unexpectedly pick a hospital on the spot.
- dragonsngoblins 7y agoRight, but what I'm saying is even if I did my comparison shopping before hand it doesn't matter because unless I stay within a certain radius of the hospital I've chosen I can't then it is kind of moot. Because if hospital B isn't my choice but I'm closer to it when the emergency happens I am going to hospital B