| Our goals with a health system are: - give as many people as possible health care - do it in a cheap and efficient way - without stifling innovation If markets are a good way to do that, sure. But let me ask you one question:
Who do you think will negotiate better prices for any given procedure or medication: 1. A nation-wide health insurance that makes up 90% of a companies volume 2. The solitary regular Joe who is in pain and uncertainty about their health No need to answer me, because the numbers and real world examples already exist and this is a known market dynamic (bigger buyers can negotiate better prices). This is why patients in nations that have such systems pay sometimes multiple magnitudes less than people in the US. Now let me ask you another question: How would you structure a health care market if your goal was to extract as much money as possible and how would it differ from what you guys already have? If you ask me, the market for healthcare in the US work as intended. Just not for the customers. |