By David Earle, MD
Many people have said the Affordable Care Act (ACA) will essentially create a supply and demand mismatch. Let’s, however, examine some facts. Gas prices are often used in discussions about supply and demand. As price falls, consumers purchase higher annual quantities, and producers gradually raise prices. Consumers then gradually reduce the quantity purchased, and prices gradually go down. The market balances this out. Of course, there’s a minimum threshold of