[SteveNuts]

> relies on a true free market, which healthcare definitely isn't.

I think this is the part that people miss the most. When a purchasing decision is made based on something like "who has the best quality shoes in price range X", competition can occur.

When the buying decision is "will I live or die", there's not really any choice made there. Couple that with the complete lack of transparency for how much a give procedure will cost, and you've strayed so far away from a free market that it's not even recognizable.

I mean, even the hospital can't even remotely accurately tell you how much something will cost before you actually get a bill...

[9dev]

It’s not only about living or dying. Care work is fundamentally about treating humans with dignity and respect, and just shouldn’t be regarded as a free market playfield.

[SteveNuts]

Right, my point was more that healthcare isn't optional.

Folks think that removing the "profit motive" will somehow cripple the whole system, or hospitals will try to save any penny they can (spoiler alert: they already do)