If we are comparing food - I can walk into food stores, easily compare prices , and find substitutes. Let’s also remember there are subsidies for farming and ot

If we are comparing food - I can walk into food stores, easily compare prices , and find substitutes. Let’s also remember there are subsidies for farming and other food products and some states have no tax on food specifically. Now if I walked into a food store and could get anything but would get a random bill where the price of a single tomato ended up being $100 6 months later and it only made sense to have some third party insurance to pay the bulk of food costs then you have a comparison. Medical has no comparison in the US. The system is not good , insurance adds limited value to the process and getting prices to easily shop around is not possible. Im not looking for a full take over of the medical system in the US but having it function like a regular market is ideal.