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I think this is because the culture is quite different in DK compared to the US. There is an expectation of how it will work which is very different by everyone

• jopsen 8y ago
  No, it's because ambulance service in Denmark is a public contract. Private citizen don't pay out of pocket. Essentially, the state (or region) contracts a company to deliver ambulance services. The contracts usually last a few years and are limited to a region. Furthermore, the company that wins the contract (usually lowest bidder) is held accountable is too many responses are too slow, etc.. usually with hefty fines. I guess you can call it privatization, but it's more of a regulated monopoly. Ultimately, these things outsources uncertainty from the state to the private sector. I'm not convinced it's always a good idea, since companies can just factor the cost of fines into the contract... Granted if there is competition, it can drive the prices down a LOT.
  • dleslie 8y ago
    British Columbia, Canada, does this as well. Ambulatory services are provided by contractors. So are most paramedical services.
  • ptaipale 8y ago
    And public contract it is in many other places, like where I live (Finland). Local government pays ambulances, I pay a sum to the local government out of my pocket after I have used ambulance.