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Are there other countries that have transitioned from a high-cost system like ours to a single-payer system? How quickly did their costs go down? For example

Are there other countries that have transitioned from a high-cost system like ours to a single-payer system? How quickly did their costs go down? For example (according to the first Google links for "usa/uk average doctor salary"), the average doctor salary in the UK is $128,500, compared to $189,000 in the US. How are we going to cut salaries by 32%? My guess is that there are salary discrepancies across the medical industry.

galeaspablo 9y ago
> transitioned from a high-cost system like ours to a single-payer system? How quickly did their costs go down? I did not look this up. But I know one thing, eventually you will save money. I don't suppose that it would take longer than 20 years to save money, but I frankly don't know. Maybe you could look it up to expand on your point:-D > average doctor salary in the UK.. Compared to... In the US. That is not apples to apples. There are countries with lower and higher pay, both overall and relative. Plus you have think of differences in cost of living, taxation, malpractice insurance, and even their own medical insurance. Here's a link I found covering a bit of that. The chart would be the tldr. https://www.forbes.com/sites/theapothecary/2013/05/28/are-u-s-doctors-paid-too-much/#12f473ced525 https://www.forbes.com/sites/theapothecary/2013/05/28/are-u-...