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Re:Congress is set to ban most surprise medical bills by 8note on Tuesday December 22, 2020 @11:35AM (#25508016)
People arguing for socialized medicine are arguing for bringing down the absurd costs, by virtue of having a very strong negotiating position and economies of scale.

Canada's single payer system is an example of that.

In a free market, employment status would still be related to your healthcare, eg. through credit checks to see if you're moral enough to get surgery. Theres no reason companies would stop providing healthcare coverage, and for providers to bump costs to match the extra spending power

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Re:Congress is set to ban most surprise medical bills by roenxi on Tuesday December 22, 2020 @03:23PM (#25510782)
> a very strong negotiating position and economies of scale

Pretty sure that the US Federal government is the most indebted entity on the planet, and they'd be subject to exactly the same forces that have currently made them upregulate the cost of healthcare.

There is no reason to think they'd use a good bargaining position to bring down costs - the US Federal government is the most cost insensitive entity in history. And a free market is totally capable of finding economies of scale if it is cheaper.

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