An individual's need for food is generally stable, predictable, and bounded (eg, 2500 calories/day). An individual's need for health care is unpredictable and u

An individual's need for food is generally stable, predictable, and bounded (eg, 2500 calories/day). An individual's need for health care is unpredictable and unbounded, meaning that you can be financially ruined by it in a sudden and catastrophic way. Having a variety of providers doesn't address this crucial difference.