People paying for their own medical procedures, at a fixed price. What a concept.
When I had my hernia repair a couple months ago, I actually shopped around, not just for doctors, but for surgery facilities and anesthesiologist. They all coordinated after I made my choices, but I made the decision who would do it and where, and I saved a lot of money over what an insurance company would have paid. The fundamental problem with health care in this country is the complete market disconnect created by employer-provided plans.
The answer is inconvenient to the leftist narrative. Because they aren’t about helping the economy, or even helping real people. It’s more about who they hurt than who they help, because they’re about “social justice.”