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Why? We're on a free market. Surely they could simply add a big surcharge. I'd expect their insurance to go way up too.
by emteycz 5y ago
Why? We're on a free market. Surely they could simply add a big surcharge. I'd expect their insurance to go way up too.
- skulk 5y agoMedical services do not have price-elastic demand just because they are offered in a free market. It's the other way actually; I'd imagine medical services are some of the most price-inelastic things you can buy.
- nradov 5y agoThere is no free market. Due to the Affordable Care Act (Obamacare), medical insurers aren't legally allowed to set premiums based on vaccination status. https://www.healthcare.gov/how-plans-set-your-premiums/ https://www.healthcare.gov/how-plans-set-your-premiums/
- DangitBobby 5y agoLet's not pretend that insurance based payment even remotely resembled a free market before.