> But I have a strong incentive to learn about my particular condition that my doctor does not have, and that usually beats the doctor's general knowledge. exc

> But I have a strong incentive to learn about my particular condition that my doctor does not have, and that usually beats the doctor's general knowledge. except your experience is not really generalizable across the entire population. Some people are in no position to do this due to the severity of their issues and many other would never feel as confident as you about knowing more than their doctors. > In a free market, they might still not want to, but they would have no choice, because that information is valuable enough to patients that if doctors don't provide it, someone else will. Right you’re implying that most people are capable of judging the quality and accuracy of this information which they are clearly not. That someone else might be a scammer selling some magic healing crystals or whatever. You do realize the inherent flaw in this whole concept? Often there is no way for clients to evaluate the effectiveness of the treatments they receive until it’s too late (this is why healthcare can’t function without extensive regulation).