Things US conservative politicians claim "The Market" will do for healthcare: 1. Lower Drug Prices 2. Lower Insurance Costs 3. Better Patient Outcomes What "The Market" actually does: 1. None of these things
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2. The US has, by a very long way, the most "free market" approach to health insurance in the OECD. Guess what those costs look like?pic.twitter.com/ttXCtU2JTP
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And, finally, the US has a significantly market-based solution to healthcare. Guess what dem outcomes are. Bad. They're bad. Very, very bad.pic.twitter.com/qzWRiC9HM7
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Deregulating health systems causes costs to run riot while outcomes worsen. The economic reasons are complex, but the results are not
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