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richardhutnik on 23 September 2013
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SlayerRondo said:
sales2099 said:
This is why I like living in Canada. Taxed up the ass, but hey, free medical care.


At the cost of time and money the Canadian, along with most other medical systems suffers from poor competition as a result of people not caring about the cost. 

I myself am guilty of this as my insurance provides no incentive for me to look for cheaper medical care and thus the medical industry does not bother competing. 

I had the idea that insurance companies can offer a set rate for certain medical cost and if you shop arround for lower cost you receive a portion of the difference removed from your insurance premiums.

One of the features of Obamacare is exchanges and markets in states, where people get to buy insurance from a number of providers and they compete.  Apparently the big beef by opponents to Obamacare, besides the madate, is that it isn't a federal marketplace, but a case of each state having their own.  This is a feature of the Heritage Foundation plan, that Obama went with, that is supposed to drive costs now.

http://articles.orlandosentinel.com/2013-09-17/news/os-obamacare-costs-study-20130917_1_obamacare-insurance-insurance-marketplace-health-care-law