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HMO/PPO's were supposedly the answer to your point

Posted on: November 12, 2016 at 12:11:25 CT

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They have not brought the desired result and I can't see what changes will reverse that. The consumer isn't concerned with cost as long as they have insurance and insurance companies are doing nothing to push cost down

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Rask, why is healthcare immune to market forces? - Coors4bob MU - 11/12 10:55:09

Not rask, but this article potentially answers your question - Mo Texan MU - 11/12 11:29:46

This still adheres to the model, "inelastic demand" - Coors4bob MU - 11/12 11:52:09

HMO/PPO's were supposedly the answer to your point - Mo Texan MU - 11/12 12:11:25

HMO/PPO's were verticalization. - Coors4bob MU - 11/12 12:24:19

They represent the majority now-doing nothing to reduce cost - Mo Texan MU - 11/12 13:45:34

The biggest problem with a market solution - Mormad MU - 11/12 11:10:04

True, but the market cannot solve ALL problems. - GA Tiger MU - 11/12 10:58:03

But it does a far better job than government does. (nm) - JeffB MU

- 11/12 11:03:12

GAT has the fatal conceit. - ummmm MU - 11/12 11:06:36

he now refers to himself as "gaterian", so yes, you nailed - 90Tiger MU - 11/12 11:38:35

Birdbrained Dictator. - Evenflow MU - 11/12 11:20:12

It also creates fewer problems in the process. (nm) - JeffB MU

- 11/12 11:03:37

True, it cannot solve all problems. - ummmm MU - 11/12 11:02:27

I was going to say it can solve all problems - pickle MU

- 11/12 11:13:25

That is a great way to put it. - ummmm MU - 11/12 11:15:02

He wants it for "free" (nm) - Sal KC - 11/12 10:57:58

The solution is not "have someone else pay for it" - Coors4bob MU - 11/12 11:08:25

Not at all. What a worthless meme that is - raskolnikov MU - 11/12 11:07:35

There is no other reason to advocate for social medicine - ummmm MU - 11/12 11:16:24

So I was correct (nm) - Sal KC - 11/12 11:14:48

And there will be zero incentive for costs to go down - redngray MU - 11/12 11:11:56

And THAT is the winning post.(nm) - jmlppx MU - 11/12 12:55:44

what do you means wants it? (nm) - DollarSigns MU - 11/12 11:06:14

Here's how a truly free health care market works with - JeffB MU

- 11/12 10:57:48

that's not a truly free health care market (nm) - pickle MU

- 11/12 11:12:07

It is a lot freer and with a lot less government interventio - JeffB MU

- 11/12 11:16:00