An economist explains that consumerism is not a preferred mechanism for the health care market because of the:

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The inability to predict future health care needs, the difficulties undereducated people have in negotiating the complex health care system, and the information imbalance make it very difficult for people to articulate their needs, and consumerism is based on being able to demand when and how people want health care services delivered.People disagree as to whether or not health care is a universal human right, but consumerism says that people should dictate when and how they want health care services, not whether or not it is a right.It is true that people cannot generally save or borrow enough money to pay for expensive health care, but this is not related to consumerism because of the advent of insurance, which guarantees continuing payment for services.Prices and salaries and wages do continue to rise, but this does not explain why consumerism is not a good model for health care.

An Economist Explains That Consumerism Is Not a Preferred Mechanism