I think in economic terms and as a Libertarian I believe in free markets and property rights. Doctors and other care givers have a right to the fruits of their education and labor and therefore it is impossible for society to provide unlimited medical resources for every need. We need a dialog to square unlimited need with limited resources or economic reality will do it for us in manner that maybe perceived as unjust.
My first suggestion is that society should take on health in a universal sense for everyone under the age of 21, or some year thereabouts, similar to its mandate to educate our youth. Youthful diseases get good results from the medical dollar spent and with early treatment many afflictions are cured and the regular consultation may engender a sense of responsibility to maintain good health in later years when costs will be high and more appropriately born by the patient.
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