In the context of healthcare, the “government is bad” vs. “government is good” argument just doesn’t fit the reality of this horrifically complex situation.
Actually, it does. Government meddling is what made this situation horrifically complex.
The problem is bureaucRATS and politicians use the words "health care" and "insurance" interchangeably.
IMO proposals for healthcare “without Government interference” may be an entertaining exercise for newly minted Libertarians passing the bong in freshman dorms, but they are a complete of time when discussing actual healthcare systems.
If you could wave a magic wand and completely remove government involvement it health care (in fact, no such system exists anywhere in the developed world, or could) you would still face most of the problems and inefficiencies noted in the article - the healthcare “market” does not, and cannot, operate like other “competitive markets” - health care really is different.
This is why we still have “government interference” in healthcare markets in places like Singapore and New Zealand -the markets just don’t function acceptably without it.