The healthcare safety net forces both you and your employer to pay into Medicare to finance the healthcare needs of your retired parents and grandparents. And some of the federal income taxes you are forced to pay go to Medicaid and other welfare programs.
As for your own healthcare, regulations most likely lock you into a health plan offered by your employer. This makes it impossible to price and quality shop for the best care around. And if you’re not fortunate enough to have employer-sponsored healthcare, regulations guaranteeing coverage for a host of health conditions that will never apply to you make long-lasting, catastrophic health insurance unaffordable and hard to find. And government price regulations make competitive fee-for-service alternatives for routine checkups and minor health issues a rare commodity.
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