A Short History of American Medical Insurance
Its a solid article that offers insight to the origins of the "problem". But I think it misses the mark, where in the constitution does it say the government has any right to operate in health assurance?
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Regarding their solution of publicly posted prices, I wonder if they could pass a law saying contracts must have pricing info to be enforceable. It wouldn't be forcing anyone to disclose prices to the public or even to customers. But if you don't disclose to customers ahead of time, you can't win a judgment for nonpayment.
Much of the original historical context of the amazing stupidities of our methods of paying for health care are talked about. An informative read.
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