"Free" Health Care Will Not Fix America’s Medical Crisis

“Free” Health Care Will Not Fix America’s Medical Crisis

Tags: Interventionism, Economic Policy, Health, Socialism

12/30/2025 Robert Blumen

Socialists and progressives demand that the US adopt a “single payer” healthcare system in which the government provides “free” healthcare. However, “free” healthcare is not free at all, as medical care consists of scarce goods which always come as a cost to someone.

Original article: https://mises.org/mises-wire/free-health-care-will-not-fix-americas-medical-crisis

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