Commercialization is the opposite of the problem though I think - truly commoditized medicine (e.g. no prescription power) would be great.
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Replying to @sarahdoingthing
Insurance for ordinary "medical care" further de-marketizes and sacralizes it, rendering it an awful rite instead of a helpful service.
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Replying to @sarahdoingthing
All this applies to our other sacred institution, education, too - credentialism, unpleasantness, subsidies distorting the market.
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I wonder what percentage of education and medicine, respectively, people would actually pay for in an unregulated, desacralized market.
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@sarahdoingthing You Americans pay roughly 2x other countries' costs for similar care. And there's no way those other systems are efficient.2 replies 0 retweets 1 like -
Replying to @CjgbVictoria
@christopherburd oh yeah, my best guess is that free market "healthcare" spending would be maybe 4% of current spending
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@sarahdoingthing I'd guess at least 20%, but agree it wd be much lower. I wonder if there's any credible research?1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @CjgbVictoria
@christopherburd indeed - all depends on end-of-life stuff.
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@sarahdoingthing That's very true. But there's also massive profit-taking at every stage. Eg, glucose strips cost 1¢ to make; sold for 80¢.2 replies 0 retweets 2 likes
@christopherburd oh yeah I meant the 4% versus 20% thing - would be hard to measure wantedness of end-of-life care even even in a good study
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