> I've been to the doctor many times in my life, and absolutely none of them were critical in any way. Consider yourself lucky, you are an n of 1. > This is w

> I've been to the doctor many times in my life, and absolutely none of them were critical in any way. Consider yourself lucky, you are an n of 1. > This is what the vast bulk of medical care is. They absolutely can be shopped around for best price and service. And it will have a little effect on the overall cost of medical care in this country. 5% of patients with extreme conditions account for 50% of healthcare spending. https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2011/01/24/the-hot-spotters https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2011/01/24/the-hot-spotte... > This is what a more of a free market approach would look like. How would it look when you have a repeated anaphylactic reaction to an unknown allergen that puts you repeatedly in emergency care? When you discover you have stage three cancer at age 50 and will die very soon unless you immediately start chemo? When you are 34 and discover you have a degenerative condition in your hip which requires a hip reconstruction that only two surgeons in your metro area can perform, or leave you handicapped? All of those have happened to people I know. Not sure how the free market would have helped in those situations. Insurance helped to varying degrees, but there were significant bills and co-pays.