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by RyanMcGreal 5204 days ago
> health care is a scarce good.

It's true that every health care system rations care. The difference is that a universal system rations based on medical need (triage) whereas a market system rations based on ability to pay.

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This is not true.

Your ideal universal system may ration on medical need. There might even be one in existence that does so...

...but I really doubt it.