Comment by jsherwani

Yes, this is an issue!

And, zooming out a little more, free market healthcare is just part of the problem.

We have a system where we’re only treating people once they have a disease, and not working to prevent the disease, so it would be helpful to look at the effects of for-profit companies on making healthy people sicker. Fast food, snacks, alcohol, there are so many industries that are incentivized to succeed by making people sick.

This is the system “working” according to the current rule set.

It’s time to look for a better algorithm than a purely profit maximizing one.