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It is not possible to have a "free market" in health care because the "customers" are often on the brink of death, or not even conscious.
by thrownaway2424 13y ago
It is not possible to have a "free market" in health care because the "customers" are often on the brink of death, or not even conscious.
- tapp 13y agoI've heard this statement used frequently to shut down debates re using market dynamics to improve the healthcare system in this country. However, the substantial majority of healthcare services provisioned are non-emergency. It is absolutely possible for us to have a freer market in those services (Lasik procedures are just one frequently cited example) and IMO that would be a huge improvement over the current Frankenstein system we have today.