Comments on: Health Care Gets a Little Less Expensive http://www.showmedaily.org/2010/01/health-care-gets-a-little-less.html Advancing liberty with responsibility by promoting market solutions for Missouri public policy Thu, 24 May 2012 12:24:42 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Sarah Brodsky http://www.showmedaily.org/2010/01/health-care-gets-a-little-less.html/comment-page-1#comment-5035 Sarah Brodsky Tue, 19 Jan 2010 22:01:00 +0000 http://www.showmedaily.org/?p=12316#comment-5035 Thanks for the comments. Papillon, every store has some products with higher profit margins than others. And every store has to incur some costs in advertising or promotions. If Schnucks distributes its costs in a way that is burdensome for customers, I'm sure people will shop somewhere else. Thanks for the comments.

Papillon, every store has some products with higher profit margins than others. And every store has to incur some costs in advertising or promotions. If Schnucks distributes its costs in a way that is burdensome for customers, I’m sure people will shop somewhere else.

]]> By: Papillon http://www.showmedaily.org/2010/01/health-care-gets-a-little-less.html/comment-page-1#comment-5034 Papillon Tue, 19 Jan 2010 21:38:12 +0000 http://www.showmedaily.org/?p=12316#comment-5034 While I like the idea of free lunches, there is no such thing as a free lunch. Schnucks' customers will pay for it in higher costs for other items. Great for those who need pre-natal vitamins, not so great for those who don't. Kind of reminds of the drug reps who give out free samples. That is great for indigent care, but it is a cost shift in the end. While I like the idea of free lunches, there is no such thing as a free lunch. Schnucks’ customers will pay for it in higher costs for other items.

Great for those who need pre-natal vitamins, not so great for those who don’t.

Kind of reminds of the drug reps who give out free samples. That is great for indigent care, but it is a cost shift in the end.

]]> By: Christine Harbin http://www.showmedaily.org/2010/01/health-care-gets-a-little-less.html/comment-page-1#comment-5032 Christine Harbin Tue, 19 Jan 2010 18:41:22 +0000 http://www.showmedaily.org/?p=12316#comment-5032 This is further evidence that health care industry is not a non-traditional market; it responds to immune from free-market mechanisms just like any other industry. As a result of the entry of new suppliers in the health care market, practically everybody wins! Consumers win with lower prices, greater variety of products and services, and increased convenience. Traditional health providers also win because their urgent care centers aren't as clogged with people seeking non-emergency care. The overall health care delivery system wins because the new providers drive down costs and encourage efficiency. This is further evidence that health care industry is not a non-traditional market; it responds to immune from free-market mechanisms just like any other industry.

As a result of the entry of new suppliers in the health care market, practically everybody wins! Consumers win with lower prices, greater variety of products and services, and increased convenience. Traditional health providers also win because their urgent care centers aren’t as clogged with people seeking non-emergency care. The overall health care delivery system wins because the new providers drive down costs and encourage efficiency.

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