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Re: LP POINT 3.3
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lugnet.off-topic.debate
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Mon, 27 Nov 2000 19:52:07 GMT
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In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Frank Filz writes:
> Scott A wrote:
> >
> > From:
> > http://news.lugnet.com/off-topic/debate/?n=7454
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> > 3. Regulation
> > Would medical doctors etc be regulated to ensure their competence? Or could
> > one just buy a medical degree from a University, and open a practice?
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> As I mentioned above, there would be no central regulation. Yes you
> would be able to just buy a degree (you can do that today). Libertopia
> will offer more effective control because the "regulation" would be
> subject to the free market, which would strive for the most effective
> balance of all factors of health care (ultimately simplifying to cost of
> care vs benefit of care).
I think this sort of market control is OK when choosing a car mechanic, or
perhaps a plumber. But to expect a trial-and-error approach to work where
health and education are at risk is a bit much for me. What if one can't
afford a decent doctor, would one just have find a cheaper one?
Scott A
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| (...) What constitutes a decent doctor? Why couldn't one just figure out if they knew what they were talking about? What is "trial-and-error" about looking up the Consumer Reports article on the local state of medecine? And most of all, beyond (...) (24 years ago, 2-Dec-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| (...) As I mentioned above, there would be no central regulation. Yes you would be able to just buy a degree (you can do that today). Libertopia will offer more effective control because the "regulation" would be subject to the free market, which (...) (24 years ago, 27-Nov-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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