&gt; it&#x27;s a dysfunctional system that can only be fixed by an even more dysfunctional system<p>Indeed, the health industry is probably one of the worst places for capitalism&#x2F;markets to rule. Not that I believe unionization and a further regulated industry is the answer either.<p>While I&#x27;ll defend markets to death in most other areas, there are admittedly a few industries where it the corrective benefits of competition&#x2F;market pricing just doesn&#x27;t make sense. Healthcare is the perfect example of where abiding strictly by these incentives create perverse side-effects which ultimately create a net-negative environment for the industry and the consumers.<p>Living in Canada has given me perspective on this matter, where our public health insurance system functions very well without markets.<p>It&#x27;s a shame politics drives everyone to think they should be purists on each matter. Sometimes the data and emotional experience will demonstrates otherwise. Or worse, politics often create a muddled middle-of-the-road compromise, easily manipulated by either-side&#x27;s special interests.<p>It takes quite a bit of self-delusion to believe a particular economic theory should be applied uniformly everywhere when results show otherwise.