Hans-Hermann Hoppe is a German-born economist and writer. He is considered the most important philosopher of the Libertarian movement today, and the leading theoretician of the "Austrian School" of economics. He has written several books and his writings often appear on the Web site of Ludwig von Mise Institute along with the musings of Ron Paul and other Libertarians.
Recently, Professor Hoppe outlined his solutionsfor solving the healthcare crisis in the US.
Here is Hans-Hermann Hoppe's Four-Step Healthcare Solution;
1. Eliminate all licensing requirements for medical schools, hospitals, pharmacies, and medical doctors and other health care personnel. Their supply would almost instantly increase, prices would fall, and a greater variety of health care services would appear on the market.
This recommendation will no doubt upset Dr. Ron Paul and his son - all that unnecessary time in medical school.
2. Eliminate all government restrictions on the production and sale of pharmaceutical products and medical devices. This means no more Food and Drug Administration, which presently hinders innovation and increases costs.
Eliminating the FDA has been a long-standing dream of the Tea Party and the Extreme Right. I can see this being adopted in the Republican Party Platform.
3. Deregulate the health insurance industry. Private enterprise can offer insurance against events over whose outcome the insured possesses no control. One cannot insure oneself against suicide or bankruptcy, for example, because it is in one’s own hands to bring these events about.
Music to the ears of the giant insurers which can now become total monopolies.
4. Eliminate all subsidies to the sick or unhealthy. Subsidies create more of whatever is being subsidized. Subsidies for the ill and diseased breed illness and disease, and promote carelessness, indigence, and dependency.
The is de facto eugenics, and is sure to appeal to the Republican crowd that cheered the prospect of letting an uninsured man die.
These recommendations by Professor Hoppe may sound completely crazy, but all he has done is take mainstream ideas espoused by the Right to their logical conclusion.
For anyone interested in learning more about Hans-Hermann Hoppe, you might be interested in my blog post: The (sick) mind of Hans-Hermann Hoppe