SHIKHA DALMIA: Convert ObamaCare Into A Free Market System. “Individuals shopping for their own coverage with their own dollars will unleash robust competition that’ll do more to bend the cost curve than the price controls and rationing that Obamacare will inevitably bring. What’s more, if individuals are getting generous credits to purchase coverage, it’ll render the employer mandate moot and the individual mandate a whole lot weaker.” I don’t expect much cooperation from the Democrats.