When Republican lawmakers talk about health care the word “choice” invariably comes up a lot, as if buying insurance is an activity akin to buying lunch at the Cheesecake Factory. It also plugs the hashtag #MedicareForAll, the rallying cry of progressives like Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) who support single-payer health insurance. Critics say the Republican advocacy of “health care choice” has always been something of a misnomer because health care just isn’t like other consumer goods. Consumers do not have the same power to command lower prices for health care, since it is not a product they can choose to not have. People also often lack the information and resources to choose a health care provider based on its financial value.

Source: Huffington Post May 06, 2017 19:18 UTC