• rc__buggy@sh.itjust.works
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    12 days ago

    Yeah, it could fit in the current framework so I guess state power isn’t essential for creating it. State power is definitely essential to do things like negotiate drug pricing like Medicare does. We saw the power of that recently.

    • Knock_Knock_Lemmy_In@lemmy.world
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      12 days ago

      The state certainly brings volume and that is leveraged for negotiations. There’s no way a new insurer could have that market share instantly.