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> Which country has a parallel public/private healthcare system? Most that I know of. Unless the state has absolute monopoly on primary care providers/General
by conanbatt 8y ago
> Which country has a parallel public/private healthcare system?
Most that I know of. Unless the state has absolute monopoly on primary care providers/General practitioners, you will have both systems in place.
- yardie 8y ago> Unless the state has absolute monopoly on primary care providers/General practitioners Yes, that is what single-payer means. There is no parallel payment. You pay for basic service through taxes. You pay for better service through private. Private insurers like BUPA can only extend healthcare options. They don't replace it.
- conanbatt 8y agoThat system is not inherently cheaper: people that go private pay twice (pay for public through taxes and then pay privately). I dont think its palatable in the US to make policies that could increase national healthcare spending.