Freedom and choice cannot be broadly lumped into "ideology". Freedom and choice are integral parts of how markets function. To completely remove freedom and choice from the healthcare debate means that there should be ONE BEST solution. The reason why I value my freedom to make my own decisions about health care is because I do not think that a universal single payer system is the ONE BEST solution.
That's a pragmatic objection and probably a valid one, but note that the concern is explicitly mitigated by the idea of a market for private health insurance with "guaranteed issue"; the catch with guaranteed issue is that it requires a mandate to work.
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Freedom and choice cannot be broadly lumped into "ideology". Freedom and choice are integral parts of how markets function. To completely remove freedom and choice from the healthcare debate means that there should be ONE BEST solution. The reason why I value my freedom to make my own decisions about health care is because I do not think that a universal single payer system is the ONE BEST solution.
That's a pragmatic objection and probably a valid one, but note that the concern is explicitly mitigated by the idea of a market for private health insurance with "guaranteed issue"; the catch with guaranteed issue is that it requires a mandate to work.