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5 and 4 are the result of 3 which is the result of 2 & 1. Both housing and healthcare are heavily regulated which makes it difficult to apply the tech growth mo
by nexuist 5y ago
5 and 4 are the result of 3 which is the result of 2 & 1. Both housing and healthcare are heavily regulated which makes it difficult to apply the tech growth model to them. I wholeheartedly believe the "Tesla of health insurance" could blow every existing healthcare company out of the water, but the industry is so over-complicated that executing such a feat is nearly impossible. Housing is even worse because zoning is a matter of local government, so apart from staging a coup to take over the government there is nothing any company can do, which is why the issue has been so consistent over the last few decades.
- hakfoo 5y agoI suspect the problem with a "Tesla of health care" is that it's so decentralized that there's no way to bring a coherent new product in a market economy. You could potentially build a small self-contained ecosystem-- say, in a metro area or small state-- but it starts to fall apart if your package can't provide any coverage the moment you're out of town and have an emergency. Realistically, only entities the size of a nation state can really provide something meaningful there, because they can have the tools to get buy in.