Dr P
The bottom line is I don;t think free market could or should be in charge of healthcare
We have touched on many reasons here are a few:
1) Healthcare is largely not driven by supply and demand
2) The information asymmetry is close to insurmountable
3) When its an emergency you cant exactly price shop
4) Having a business decide who lives and who dies Is as you said “wrong, I agree”
So If not the private sector who should run it?
t o that I say it should be the government.
The response to that is one of two things:
A – Thats not the government’s role
B- A government run system wopuldnt work
To A I reply hear, I disagree but if you dont view it as the governments role. You favor “limited government” therefore havign a business run it even if it doesnt work because of the reaosns outlined above but “that’s how it needs to be ” I hear completely. disagree, but hear (though be prepared to explain why you give the government other roles like paying for education, roads defense etc I’m not saying you cant provide a difference you just need one)
To B my reply is well Private sector doesn’t work either. so lets make the government system work .