Why would they have any incentive to compete if they can't make a profit? Why would they have any incentive to drive down prices and spend time and energy making their processes more efficient? If everyone is non-profit, then the whole sector gets lazy and expensive. This would increase our prices, not decrease them. The key here is aligning healthcare with shareholder interests. Shareholders are the ones who make substantial risks with their money, and should be rewarded for their efforts. Yeah, it sometimes sucks when healthcare is expensive, but this extra costs helps drive innovation by rewarding those who make risks. And this is still a capitalist system, so if someone gets a little too greedy, you can go and get your medication or cancer treatment at another hospital. I mean, look at all these socialist countries with government run healthcare. Sure, the service is cheap and hassle-free, but these countries have basically no billionaires, they have all fled to countries where they can make more money.