I never said the current US system is efficient. Go back and check. In the current system, people don't chose their own medical plans - their employer does. If you lose (or leave your job), it's hard to get good, affordable health care. Further, each state has their own laws about what health care providers must provide - and people can't buy across state lines. Also, many people are on Medicare, in which the government essentially dictates that price to the hospitals/doctors that it will pay for things.
What I favor is a free market system, where everything is run privately. This can be funded through taxation and income redistribution if needed, as long as people are free to choose their hospitals, their doctors, their treatments, etc. The government shouldn't make any demands on what people need to buy for health care coverage.
Of course, contract law and medical safety standards still need to be enforced.
What I favor is a free market system, where everything is run privately. This can be funded through taxation and income redistribution if needed, as long as people are free to choose their hospitals, their doctors, their treatments, etc. The government shouldn't make any demands on what people need to buy for health care coverage.
Of course, contract law and medical safety standards still need to be enforced.