> The free market offers no incentive to give health services to people who cannot pay for it I'm not sure that's strictly true. For one, if the government is

> The free market offers no incentive to give health services to people who cannot pay for it I'm not sure that's strictly true. For one, if the government is paying for those who cannot afford it (through medicare/medicaid, etc.) then there is money to be made, and thus some incentive. Even if its a relatively small amount, some model could be devised to capture the market as a sort of long tail. Much like Amazon has some incentive to sell even the cheapest, niche items.