How on earth can you think a free market solution is appropriate for emergency medical care? For elective procedures, sure. For the ER? How do you expect the consumer to have perfect knowledge, rationality and freedom of choice in that scenario?
If your kid is gushing blood, you call an ambulance to take them wherever they can get patched up the fastest. To expect someone to shop around until they find an equilibrium between supply and demand in that situation is ludicrous. It is absolutely the role of government to provide a safety net in these situations.
Source: I live in a first-world country and thus have universal health care.
If your kid is gushing blood, you call an ambulance to take them wherever they can get patched up the fastest. To expect someone to shop around until they find an equilibrium between supply and demand in that situation is ludicrous. It is absolutely the role of government to provide a safety net in these situations.
Source: I live in a first-world country and thus have universal health care.