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<blockquote data-quote="poopgiggle" data-source="post: 1426911" data-attributes="member: 6406"><p>The realm of government in a capitalist system is to provide services that can't be efficiently provided by the private sector, or that the private sector requires in order for markets to exist: law enforcement, courts, roads, etc.</p><p></p><p>Krugman argues that healthcare cannot be allocated efficiently by a totally market-based approach. There are good <a href="http://articles.cnn.com/2009-08-19/health/health.care.coop_1_healthpartners-health-care-health-insurance?_s=PM:HEALTH" target="_blank">non-government solutions like co-ops</a> that aren't a profit-based model, so they avoid some of the conflict-of-interest issues that Krugman raises, but I submit that it would be proper for government to initiate and/or assist with the formation of these co-ops because there isn't really an incentive for the private sector to do it.</p><p></p><p>E: I really like that solution on its face, but I haven't really seen an extensive analysis of the idea so I can't support it wholeheartedly. Also, good luck getting that past the health insurance lobby.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="poopgiggle, post: 1426911, member: 6406"] The realm of government in a capitalist system is to provide services that can't be efficiently provided by the private sector, or that the private sector requires in order for markets to exist: law enforcement, courts, roads, etc. Krugman argues that healthcare cannot be allocated efficiently by a totally market-based approach. There are good [url=http://articles.cnn.com/2009-08-19/health/health.care.coop_1_healthpartners-health-care-health-insurance?_s=PM:HEALTH]non-government solutions like co-ops[/url] that aren't a profit-based model, so they avoid some of the conflict-of-interest issues that Krugman raises, but I submit that it would be proper for government to initiate and/or assist with the formation of these co-ops because there isn't really an incentive for the private sector to do it. E: I really like that solution on its face, but I haven't really seen an extensive analysis of the idea so I can't support it wholeheartedly. Also, good luck getting that past the health insurance lobby. [/QUOTE]
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