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Re:Hyperinflation in America: The End of Grades? by xenadu02 on Friday June 24, 2016 @12:44PM (#11971285)
Healthcare is not and cannot ever be a free market. There is a massive asymmetry because everyone will need it at some random point not of their choosing and when they do need it the consequences of not having it can be death.

Healthcare is not a fungible good. If you have aggressive cancer you can't just switch to a phsychiatrist because he/she is a "cheaper good" than your oncologist. Delaying purchase of your heart surgery may mean death.

Re:Hyperinflation in America: The End of Grades? by rqebmm on Friday June 24, 2016 @12:57PM (#11971437)
Not to mention the inability to negotiate.

"Excuse me sir, I know I might be having a heart attack, but can you please provide me a quote for this ambulance ride? I'd like to do some due diligence." Said exactly no one.