[nextstep]

This would be great if health choices were being made by rational consumers. But when I break my leg, I want services quickly and I don’t have time or energy to price compare ambulances. Healthcare is not a marketplace that will have compassionate outcomes if we allow deregulation.

[mosselman]

Yes, because in countries where health care prices are 3-100x lower it is total anarchy. People lie on the streets for hours, browsing price comparison websites while bleeding out.

[baq]

in most countries you don't get billed your quarterly wage when an ambulance picks you up for a 10 min drive to the hospital.