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You do not need to go to a specific grocery store that is the only one available within X miles from you. For me, I have 2 walkable stores, 4-5 bikeable stores,
by KittenInABox 2y ago
You do not need to go to a specific grocery store that is the only one available within X miles from you. For me, I have 2 walkable stores, 4-5 bikeable stores, and 10+ via Instacart.
- pdonis 2y agoExactly. Now imagine that the same were true for health care.
- refurb 2y agoHow is healthcare different? Do you not have multiple doctors you can go to? Weren’t not talking about insurance networks. We’re talking about how healthcare can’t be free market. Insurance networks aren’t a requirement of a free market. There are private healthcare systems that don’t have networks.
- KittenInABox 2y agoGenerally, no I don't. I have basically two hospital systems to choose from. All specialists I require seeing are only available in these two hospital systems if I want to be covered by my insurance. I can see a variety of primary care physicians, but I cannot see e.g. a rheumatologist outside specific hospital conglomerates.
- refurb 2y ago> if I want to be covered by my insurance But insurance networks aren't a requirement of free markets. So your argument that in today's system (only one form of a free market for healthcare) proves free markets don't work is ignoring alternatives. It sounds like you actually would have plenty of physicians to choose from, just like when you buy food.