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Short videos with a punchy, comedic tone and entertaining Socratic characters taking on trending issues and important concepts from a classical liberal perspective, written & animated by Seamus Coughlin.

How to Make Health Care Better and More Affordable

July 6, 2021

On this episode of Common Sense Soapbox, Seamus explains to Sarah, Ron, and Bob one thing that could vastly improve the US health care system and make it more affordable.

Is it more spending? Is it more insurance? No.

It’s something that would let the market drive down costs the same way it does in other well-functioning sectors: A functioning price system.

'What's that,' you say? Stay tuned and find out!


CREDITS:

Written by Seamus Coughlin and Sean W. Malone
Research by Tyler Brandt & Matt Hampton
Reviewed by Michael D. Tanner
Storyboards by Mila Brosam
Animation by Seamus Coughlin, Natasha Borrero, Caleb Black, Jaime Velasquez, Amazil
Produced & Edited by Sean W. Malone


LINKS:

-- Understanding Price Signals --

https://fee.org/articles/profit-not-just-a-motive/

https://fee.org/articles/formation-and-function-of-prices/

-- Health Care --

https://reason.com/2013/06/03/the-us-health-care-system-doesnt-need-pr/

http://www.ada.org/~/media/ADA/Science%20and%20Research/HPI/Files/HPIBrief_0217_2.pdf

https://www.aei.org/carpe-diem/what-economic-lessons-about-health-care-costs-can-we-learn-from-the-competitive-market-for-cosmetic-procedures-2/

https://fee.org/articles/if-cosmetic-surgery-has-a-working-market-why-can-t-medical-care/

https://www.cato.org/commentary/health-costs-are-rising-because-price-controls

https://www.cato.org/commentary/forget-price-controls-treat-health-care-any-other-product

https://www.cato-unbound.org/2020/04/21/jay-bhattacharya/economic-case-against-medicare-all

https://www.realclearmarkets.com/blog/cj31n1-2.pdf

https://www.jstor.org/stable/23486008


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