My Diagonal Life

13th June 2009

Text reblogged from Mah Blerg

On the economics of Health Care:

notthatkindagay:

sexypants:

I find it difficult to believe it’s going to be easier to get access to preventative care if access rises and supply remains the same.  In Economics 101 we know that leads to increased scarcity.

Economics 101 hasn’t really proven reliable in the health care market. We certainly know traditional economic theory, competition, and the free market enterprise has not led to higher quality and lower price.

It’s the weekend: ~fin~

Not to mention that if the government starts throwing money into healthcare, the supply will naturally increase, chasing the new money.  The laws of economics don’t cease to function just because the government is involved.  It just becomes another player.