The free market should decide if certain health care services are needed in all areas of the state. If the demand is present, private companies or individuals can provide the health care services without the help of public moneys. Private companies should not be given the chance to benefit from the investment of public moneys. The expenditure of public moneys is subject to public review and is not meant to be risked in the same way as moneys from private companies. In addition, local governments can currently contract with private companies to provide medical services without entering into joint partnerships.
Contracting offers the efficiency of the private sector without risk to public moneys.
The interests of private companies may not always be to the public's benefit. As a result of this measure, private companies could influence the types of health care services or the delivery of services provided by partnerships. This measure may result in local governments changing some health care services in order to maximize the opportunity for profits for the parties involved. Higher profits do not guarantee better health care services for local communities served by the health facilities. The measure is overly broad as it allows local governments to invest in or to enter into partnerships with any company or individuals, even those with no relationship to health care.