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tptacekyesterday at 1:21 AM1 replyview on HN

That's not an argument; it's just vibes. Whenever we get actual numbers to look at, your arguments fall apart.

Again, I want to be clear: I'm not here to defend the American health system. It's a disaster. It's just clear to me you don't have a bead on why that is. (The answer is artificial scarcity of practitioners, overprescription, and lack of price transparency).


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ceejayozyesterday at 1:22 AM

> That's not an argument; it's just vibes.

So is “insurance doesn’t have any externalities that might hide in my very broadly categorized numbers”.

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