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AFAIK every other rich country regulates some or all medical costs per procedure or what have you (that is, they have price controls). Some do it directly and o
by karatestomp 7y ago
AFAIK every other rich country regulates some or all medical costs per procedure or what have you (that is, they have price controls). Some do it directly and others by establishing a monopsony on buying healthcare, but that and a good fall-back insurance provider (or a system set up such that one isn’t needed as everyone’s basically already on it) seem to be the common necessary ingredients in keeping costs sane and everyone covered, as far as I can tell.
- seanmcdirmid 7y agoSure, I can agree with that. But many countries have hybrid systems that mix public and private insurance (Netherlands?) and then add it in a bunch of regulation and control to keep things sane. I’m not really sure what health insurer roles are in Switzerland, since the cantons heavily regulate premiums and care. Maybe a Swiss could make light of the situation.