In all cases, innovation stops and quality declines because nobody really has a choice.
This is really an easily falsifiable statement. Australia has a government run Medicare. Innovation has not stopped because of it. There is still medical research being done within Australia. For example, there has been spray-on skin invented for burns victims, the Cochlear implant was invented here, and numerous other innovations in medical care.
Interestingly, Australia also has private medical insurance, with a large uptake. It's just that we don't force those who can't afford it to use it just to get basic healthcare.
This is really an easily falsifiable statement. Australia has a government run Medicare. Innovation has not stopped because of it. There is still medical research being done within Australia. For example, there has been spray-on skin invented for burns victims, the Cochlear implant was invented here, and numerous other innovations in medical care.
Interestingly, Australia also has private medical insurance, with a large uptake. It's just that we don't force those who can't afford it to use it just to get basic healthcare.