How to Make Health Care Better and More Affordable
Channel: Common Sense Soapbox
Date: 2021-07-06

One Simple Solution for US Health Care

On this episode of Common Sense Soapbox, Seamus explains to Sarah, Ron, and Bob one thing that could vastly improve the US health care system and make it more affordable. 

Is it more spending? Is it more insurance? No. 

It’s something that would let the market drive down costs the same way it does in other well-functioning sectors: A functioning price system.

'What's that,' you say? Stay tuned and find out!
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CREDITS: 
Written by Seamus Coughlin and Sean W. Malone 
Research by Tyler Brandt & Matt Hampton
Reviewed by Michael D. Tanner 
Storyboards by Mila Brosam
Animation by Seamus Coughlin, Natasha Borrero, Caleb Black, Jaime Velasquez, Amazil
Produced & Edited by Sean W. Malone
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LINKS:
-- Understanding Price Signals --
https://fee.org/articles/profit-not-just-a-motive/
https://fee.org/articles/formation-and-function-of-prices/

-- Health Care --
https://reason.com/2013/06/03/the-us-health-care-system-doesnt-need-pr/
http://www.ada.org/~/media/ADA/Science%20and%20Research/HPI/Files/HPIBrief_0217_2.pdf
https://www.aei.org/carpe-diem/what-economic-lessons-about-health-care-costs-can-we-learn-from-the-competitive-market-for-cosmetic-procedures-2/
https://fee.org/articles/if-cosmetic-surgery-has-a-working-market-why-can-t-medical-care/
https://www.cato.org/commentary/health-costs-are-rising-because-price-controls
https://www.cato.org/commentary/forget-price-controls-treat-health-care-any-other-product
https://www.cato-unbound.org/2020/04/21/jay-bhattacharya/economic-case-against-medicare-all
https://www.realclearmarkets.com/blog/cj31n1-2.pdf
https://www.jstor.org/stable/23486008