Lack of patent protection does not stop a nonprofit from sponsoring research to run a clinical trial for a repurposed drug
Regulation on insurance offerings doesn’t stop a nonprofit from paying for people’s health care as a charity
Free public schools don’t stop a charity from offering an alternative free school
In each case, if a nonprofit wants to offer a product/service, they can do so, but the corresponding opportunities to offer the same product/service on a for-profit basis are prevented by the structural barriers.
All of these examples apply differently:
Lack of patent protection does not stop a nonprofit from sponsoring research to run a clinical trial for a repurposed drug
Regulation on insurance offerings doesn’t stop a nonprofit from paying for people’s health care as a charity
Free public schools don’t stop a charity from offering an alternative free school
In each case, if a nonprofit wants to offer a product/service, they can do so, but the corresponding opportunities to offer the same product/service on a for-profit basis are prevented by the structural barriers.