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<blockquote data-quote="JD8" data-source="post: 3713639" data-attributes="member: 24">I think you need to do some research on what these &quot;non-profit&quot; models employ.&nbsp; They surely ARE there to make money, they just have a tax break.&nbsp; However I get you&#039;re idealistic and are being literal in your definition.&nbsp; Problem is.... who decides the cost of the price of goods and services?&nbsp; You?&nbsp; The government?&nbsp; How much does a knee replacement cost?&nbsp; How much did it cost to make that ventilator?&nbsp; How do you decide the cost of labor involved from start to finish of a product or drug?Not sure if you are being obtuse or just aren&#039;t reading what I&#039;m saying.&nbsp; I&#039;m not offering that insurance is the only solution.&nbsp; Explain the monopoly of the medical industry.&nbsp; I can research my doctor, my hospital, I can choose my meds, I can choose my procedure.&nbsp; If I&#039;m on a gurney then sure, you go where they take you.&nbsp; But the definition of a monopoly incorporates a single seller to the market.&nbsp; You might want to look up what a monopoly really means in addition to non-profit.&nbsp;&nbsp; Partially correct, there is no true free market.&nbsp; Think the government can fix? Show me examples in the United States.&nbsp; To your point you have a drug that has has increased substantially.&nbsp; How about drugs that have not?&nbsp; Want a huge list of drugs that are free or $4 @ Walmart?But hey let&#039;s do a 5 sec search on Goodrx to see if your pricing is real...... nope.[URL unfurl=&quot;true&quot;]https://www.goodrx.com/epipen[/URL]~$112 through three widely know retailers.&nbsp; In which I&#039;m not saying the current system is perfect by any stretch, I&#039;ll argue differently all day long.&nbsp; However, the point is that the free market has allowed some private companies to provide a solution to your problem.&nbsp; In terms of &quot;strong arming&quot; that may apply to an emergency situation for sure but two things here.&nbsp; A majority of healthcare does not involve emergency situations. (reference 3 main causes of death). Also, how does complete government control fix this solution?</blockquote>

[QUOTE="JD8, post: 3713639, member: 24"] I think you need to do some research on what these "non-profit" models employ. They surely ARE there to make money, they just have a tax break. However I get you're idealistic and are being literal in your definition. Problem is.... who decides the cost of the price of goods and services? You? The government? How much does a knee replacement cost? How much did it cost to make that ventilator? How do you decide the cost of labor involved from start to finish of a product or drug? Not sure if you are being obtuse or just aren't reading what I'm saying. I'm not offering that insurance is the only solution. Explain the monopoly of the medical industry. I can research my doctor, my hospital, I can choose my meds, I can choose my procedure. If I'm on a gurney then sure, you go where they take you. But the definition of a monopoly incorporates a single seller to the market. You might want to look up what a monopoly really means in addition to non-profit. Partially correct, there is no true free market. Think the government can fix? Show me examples in the United States. To your point you have a drug that has has increased substantially. How about drugs that have not? Want a huge list of drugs that are free or $4 @ Walmart? But hey let's do a 5 sec search on Goodrx to see if your pricing is real...... nope. [URL unfurl="true"]https://www.goodrx.com/epipen[/URL] [B]~$112 through three widely know retailers. [/B] In which I'm not saying the current system is perfect by any stretch, I'll argue differently all day long. However, the point is that the free market has allowed some private companies to provide a solution to your problem. In terms of "strong arming" that may apply to an emergency situation for sure but two things here. A majority of healthcare does not involve emergency situations. (reference 3 main causes of death). Also, how does complete government control fix this solution? [/QUOTE]

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