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?