The Spectrum of the Healthcare Debate:

These days there seem to be a lot of discussions about the current healthcare system. Many people are calling for a single-payer system and other people are saying that a single-payer or any increased government involvement would be a disaster. It seems that the argument between those two groups is not really which choice is “better,” but which choice is “less bad.”  We need to extend the spectrum to include a third choice, the free market.

People that criticize the status quo say that it is confusing, expensive, and hard to navigate. They say that too many people can’t afford their premiums and that that system is rigged against the middle class and that it is costing businesses too much. They are right!

People that criticize the single-payer system say that puts too much government involvement into the practice of medicine, that it will create delays in treatment and increase taxes and costs. They say lobbyists and bureaucrats will decide what is best for patients and that would be a disaster. They are right too! 

People on both sides of the argument need to recognize that there is a third choice. The free market. The free market allows doctors and patients to make the best decisions without any involvement from the government or publicly traded insurance companies. It also allows for transparent prices and consumerism but still provides for healthy and fair profits for the healthcare providers. Best of all, it allows for a significant reduction in claims costs and a significant reduction in premiums so that businesses can afford to provide substantial benefits to their employees.

This theory is being proved time and time again by forward-thinking business and organizational leaders as well as organizations like the Health Rosetta, the Free Market Medical Association, the Surgery Center of Oklahoma, Nextera Healthcare, among many others. They are revolutionizing the approach to healthcare and are fixing the problem.

Don’t accept that the marketplace can’t be fixed and that we must hand over control of our healthcare system to government bureaucrats or corporate executives. There is a proven solution to this problem and it is much simpler than it seems.