[larrymcg421]

Originally Posted by CU Tiger

Agreed. And this is where my "mostly conservative" ideology starts to lean towards Libertarian. I want (virtually) no restriction on health care. A large part of the cost is created by the barrier to competition in my point of view.

The example was used up thread about the cost of insulin. You can travel to other countries and buy insulin, manufactured by the same companies making the stuff you are getting now, without a prescription, for a fraction of the cost.

I wont derail the whole thread but I think our entire system of health insurance needs to be blown up. I think required health insurance actually hurts the poor in ways not immediately visible.

Worth noting that these other countries with cheaper insulin don't have this pure competition model.