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Discuss the opposing arguments as to whether consumer sovereignty should prevail in medical care.

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Discuss the opposing arguments as to whether consumer sovereignty should prevail in medical care.
Consumer sovereignty should prevail because the consumer knows best the treatment he needs. The consumer should have freedom to choose the medical care services he needs and the prices at which he should buy those services. Consumer sovereignty can be achieved by only monitoring the quality of the health care provided. The market forces should be allowed to work and imperfections and restrictive trade practices in the health care market should be ...

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