Healthcare, when you actually need it, is an inelastic demand very often combined with an inelastic supply (or more exactly, an inelastic supply of suppliers) d

Healthcare, when you actually need it, is an inelastic demand very often combined with an inelastic supply (or more exactly, an inelastic supply of suppliers) due to IP laws and the realities of specialization. It is not at all surprising that capitalism fails miserably here, IMO.