Consumers now have an incentive to shop around or try alternate treatments. When I'm rushed to the hospital after a taxi runs me down on my motorcycle, I'm not

Consumers now have an incentive to shop around or try alternate treatments. When I'm rushed to the hospital after a taxi runs me down on my motorcycle, I'm not in a position to shop around. When I'm sick with a flu and subsequent sinus infection, barely able to perform basic daily tasks without mental exhaustion, I'm in no position to shop around. The wannabe-libertarian ideal doesn't work for healthcare.