The Picard Maneuver to Microblog Memes@lemmy.worldEnglish • 7 months agoHow medical insurance workslemmy.worldimagemessage-square158fedilinkarrow-up11.95K
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minus-square@intensely_human@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglish2•7 months agoCapitalism is based on free markets. Deviations from free market status in this scenario include: The MRI machine is extremely expensive because it’s from a government-enforced patent monopoly The insurance is expensive because it’s mandated by government The MRI requires a doctor’s prescription because that’s the law If we had capitalism in medicine, OP would be paying $150 out of pocket to buy an MRI scan from a private company, and that would be that.
Fuckingcapitalists
Capitalism is based on free markets.
Deviations from free market status in this scenario include:
If we had capitalism in medicine, OP would be paying $150 out of pocket to buy an MRI scan from a private company, and that would be that.
Where did you pull $150 from?