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Re:Why Doctors Hate Their Computers (2018) by jimbokun on Monday August 31, 2020 @11:04PM (#24338139)
> Most hospitals and larger primary care installations are monopolies. There is not and cannot be for practical, zoning and regulatory reasons any sort of meaningful "competition".

This, by itself, realistically rules out any sort of "free market" healthcare system.

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Re:Why Doctors Hate Their Computers (2018) by eru on Tuesday September 01, 2020 @06:16AM (#24340160)
Why? Advocates for a free market healthcare system usually also suggest that zoning and regulation should be fixed.

See eg https://slatestarcodex.com/2017/02/09/considerations-on-cost... and look for 'certificate of need' (or certificate-of-need). Basically, other hospitals in the area get to veto new hospitals.

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