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The free markets are mythical because they're not allowed to happen. Single payer is a horrible idea. Why would you trust a centralized agency (which can be bri
by ahallock 13y ago
The free markets are mythical because they're not allowed to happen. Single payer is a horrible idea. Why would you trust a centralized agency (which can be bribed and corrupted so easily) with such an essential service? The government purchasing healthcare from outside organizations is bound to be overrun with special interests and obscene contracts (like we see with the military). I want to be able to vote with my wallet; I don't want a single entity, especially one that can levy taxes and borrow massive amounts of money from the Fed, to have a monopoly. The State will then just choose winners and losers, make certain activities illegal so we can't test alternatives, etc. I just don't see how that can end well.
- specialist 13y agoPlease provide an example of a free market. Why do the existing single payer systems outperform the USA's private health plan system, measured in both cost per capita and life expectancy?
- sseveran 13y agoBecause of measurements (like including high speed highway deaths) that make other systems look relatively better.
- cromwellian 13y agosingle-payer != single provider. Single Payer systems are insurance, they don't provide service, they doll out cash. The only function of an insurance company is to pool funds and distribute them. In theory, overhead should be very low and there's not much to innovate on except to figure out the best ways to deny coverage or detect fraud.