How does public policy affect healthcare in the US-describe how this affects your community?

Discussion week 2

What is capitalism and what role does it play in the US Economic and Healthcare Systems?
What is a free-market economic system and how does it compare to capitalism?
How does public policy affect healthcare in the US and describe how this affects your community?

resources:

https://www.imf.org/external/pubs/ft/fandd/2015/06/basics.htm

https://www.investopedia.com/articles/investing/102914/main-characteristics-capitalist-economies.asp in HIT- us attachment only 91-102 applies if necessary