Originally Posted by behindalens

What is great about a free market enviornment for health care, as seen today? The way it has stagnated has left with prices beyond their reach. Similarly while those with coverage, are alarmingly finding their prices out of reach and being unfairly denied. Healthcare is a bit too tricky for free market economics to work. There is an unfair balance of information within the system. It is not something where information about prices is disclosed easily. A consumer cannot simply choose which will be "cheaper" for him very easily as he does not know what ailments he will have down the line, and which provider option will help him out the most. Competition, as many people see in a free market works best to help the consumer when price information is easily found and transparent, thus leading to actual choices. The way the current health care works, has very little practical information for a consumer to make a choice, hiding many details in the fine print while luring people with clever marketing. Competition is great, when it is transparent, not inherently obscure as it is with health care.