I think a healthcare system based on the following model could work great: * Federal government provides public health insurance to all taxpayers. * Every heal

I think a healthcare system based on the following model could work great: * Federal government provides public health insurance to all taxpayers. * Every healthcare provider submits a list of tests/procedures they offer, and the price that they charge for each test/procedure. The prices are public data. Providers can charge whatever price they want. * When you need a test/procedure, you use a website provided by the public insurance system which looks up all providers within a reasonable distance (search radius would be algorithmically determined so that at least 3-5 providers are included in the comparison). The public insurance program covers the price of the cheapest option. Patients are free to choose any provider they want, but if they don't choose the cheapest, they need to pay the difference out of pocket.