Isn it inevitable that the proposed health care system would be less efficient because it would stifle the competitive, free market system?
There is nothing in this act that would stifle competition in health care. Health care givers and health care organizations would still compete with one another for patients. In fact the system would become more competitive because everyone in the state would be free to see any health care giver. There would be no limitations on care giver choice as there is under the current health care system, all licensed willing care givers would be allowed to participate in the system. However, as per our current system, there would be little or no competition among providers on the basis of cost. Currently, 80 to 90% of health care costs are fixed by the insurer, without input from caregivers or health care organizations. Under the proposed system, these costs would be established by negotiations among care givers, health care organizations, health care advocates, taxpayers and the insurer.
