&gt; While Government-led solutions often seem superior in theory, they rarely work out that way in real life.<p>Same for free-market solutions, especially in an industry with enormous barriers to entry like the telecom world.<p>&gt; There is no reason to pay $1,500 for an MRI when there is another place across town willing to do it for $500.<p>Good luck getting a quote for a medical procedure in the US. Hospitals frequently can&#x27;t tell if you if insurance will even <i>cover</i> a surgical procedure until the day before, let alone what the price will be (and said price will vary from insurance company to insurance company, and patient to patient).<p>The place across town might have shitty radiologists, too. A patient is unlikely to have any access to evaluate that aspect.