A Nobel laureate economist who is not Paul Krugman had a piece in the Wall Street Journal back in 2006 about health care finance that is worth re-reading. It suggests the solution to controlling costs lies in "empowering the consumer by channeling third-party payment allowances through the patients." There's even an Amish angle.
An Oldie But Goodie on Health Care
https://www.futureofcapitalism.com/2010/02/an-oldie-but-goodie-on-health-care
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