Date: June 29th, 2012 10:49 AM
Author: Gold Theater Stage
here's what would happen in aspietarian fantasy land:
poors would be able to purchase low cost medical insurance because of the lack of government imposed price floor!
the middle class would actively shop between competing providers, rewarding health care plans with the best value!
now here's what would happen in the real world:
poors drop out of the system entirely, preferring to spend $100/month on cellphones or other consumer goods, and would end up using the emergency room just as they are now. or, they would purchase scam plans that are overpriced and don't cover anything but are pitched to them by shady door to door companies.
the middle class would try to shop around, but because they actually have shit to do, would end up picking their plan based on the number of cute animal commercials. insurance companies would spend even more money on ads and bureaucratic waste to try and deny people coverage.
(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1982527&forum_id=2#20982883)