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CMV: The United States needs to either have a fully socialized or fully free market healthcare system.

The hybrid system is in my opinion the root of cost problems because you have Medicare and VA health insurance being administered by private insurers that also administer private plans. This leads to inconsistent pricing and incentives. 

Cost controls from the government are ineffective because the Insurance companies that are administering the plans have another avenue by which to make a cost adjustment to overcome any coercion from the government to lower pricing for anything in particular.

Theoretically speaking, a socialized system is not perfect, but it would be better than what we have now. Free market system be great as well, but there are issues of people being uninsured and not having any coverage for medical care.
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The problem with free market healthcare is that it's a captive market - you don't have much choice about whether or not to purchase it.  

Also it's inherently noncompetitive if you live outside a major population center, as medical equipment/facilities/supplies/personnel are very expensive and most places can't afford to support more than one hospital or etc. within reasonable travel distances (especially in an emergency).  

There's also huge information asymmetry between a doctor and a layperson, far more than in most other industries - it's almost impossible to know whether a doctor is recommending something because you need it or because they can charge for it, or to tell whether the price they're asking is reasonable or not.  Think about all the stories of car mechanics recommending fixes and replacements people don't really need, then imagine those situations happening in a doctor's office to desperately sick and afraid patients.

Health care simply can't function well as a proper free market, the peculiarities of the industry undermine several of the basic assumptions that make free markets efficient and useful.