Medical Vouchers, Public Hospitals

We need universal medical care, and we need market forces to keep that care affordable.

The American medical system shows all the classic signs of monopoly control: very inelastic demand, artificial shortages of supply, artificially inflated prices, poor customer service, poor quality experience, no customer choice, exceptionally high profits. It also has obvious forces leading to monopolization, including naturally high start-up costs, economies of scale, and (shamefully) government mandated monopolistic authority for privately owned firms. We must restore competitive…