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At least there is a choice in the current system. Just because it isn't great doesn't mean a one option government system would be better. If you look at the
by pmorici 9y ago
At least there is a choice in the current system. Just because it isn't great doesn't mean a one option government system would be better. If you look at the stats[0] about 50% of healthcare spending in the US is paid for by the government so in a sense we already have that single payer system.
[0] https://www.statista.com/statistics/237043/us-health-care-spending-distribution/ https://www.statista.com/statistics/237043/us-health-care-sp...
- RobertoG 9y agoA government system doesn't imply only one option, it implies that everybody is covered. Private health exist in countries with public health.
- danieltillett 9y agoMost other countries have figured this out; you have a public and private system. Choice and universal coverage at way lower cost. Yes the USA is quite insane in that you already have mostly socialised medicine with Medicare and Medicaid. You even have a version of the British NHS system in the VA. The only people who don’t seem to have coverage are the people you actually want in any universal insurance scheme; the young and healthy.