The Free Market Approach
n All treatments and more are available if you
want to buy them and have the money to pay
for them. Health care is sold just like any
consumer good.
– People buy the treatment because they gain
satisfaction from it, in just the same way that they
would gain satisfaction from a car or a new dress.
– The market for cosmetic procedures shows that it
is possible to buy and sell health care.
n What are the factors
involved in a free market?