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Eh, a significant portion of the first problem is solved by simply having single payer healthcare like most developed countries (except the States) has.

bgorman 7y ago
Or we could simply remove the tax break for employer based healthcare and let the market readjust.
- rhapsodic 7y ago
  And while we're add it, make health insurance premiums paid by individuals 100% deductable from their federal income tax.
- SaxonRobber 7y ago
  I think this readjustment would tend towards extracting more money from fewer people who can pay and letting the rest go without care.
- ogre_codes 7y ago
  > remove the tax break for employer based healthcare This is a big part of the problem, but I don't think it would fix everything by a long shot.
DamnYuppie 7y ago
You do realize that in fact most developed countries actually have a healthcare system much like the US. Also most of the countries with a single payer health system have 3rd party health insurance that can be purchased. A true one payor only plan is the exception not the rule.
- stormbrew 7y ago
  > You do realize that in fact most developed countries actually have a healthcare system much like the US. You're gonna have to work a lot harder than you are here to make this point pass muster. It's pretty blatantly untrue. Yes, supplemental insurance is often a thing that exists. It's generally nothing like the US system's insurance though.
- aliceryhl 7y ago
  I'm from Denmark, and the fact that certain parts of our healthcare system are not part of the single-payer system, and the fact that you can buy insurance for these things, really really does not make it a healthcare system much like the US'.
bhupy 7y ago
Universal healthcare doesn't necessarily have to be single-payer, lots of countries have multi-payer healthcare systems, like Germany, the Netherlands, Switzerland, and Singapore. In the Netherlands and Switzerland, all health insurance is provided by regulated private payers.

bgorman 7y ago

Or we could simply remove the tax break for employer based healthcare and let the market readjust.

rhapsodic 7y ago
And while we're add it, make health insurance premiums paid by individuals 100% deductable from their federal income tax.
SaxonRobber 7y ago
I think this readjustment would tend towards extracting more money from fewer people who can pay and letting the rest go without care.
ogre_codes 7y ago
> remove the tax break for employer based healthcare This is a big part of the problem, but I don't think it would fix everything by a long shot.

DamnYuppie 7y ago

You do realize that in fact most developed countries actually have a healthcare system much like the US. Also most of the countries with a single payer health system have 3rd party health insurance that can be purchased. A true one payor only plan is the exception not the rule.

stormbrew 7y ago
> You do realize that in fact most developed countries actually have a healthcare system much like the US. You're gonna have to work a lot harder than you are here to make this point pass muster. It's pretty blatantly untrue. Yes, supplemental insurance is often a thing that exists. It's generally nothing like the US system's insurance though.
aliceryhl 7y ago
I'm from Denmark, and the fact that certain parts of our healthcare system are not part of the single-payer system, and the fact that you can buy insurance for these things, really really does not make it a healthcare system much like the US'.

bhupy 7y ago

Universal healthcare doesn't necessarily have to be single-payer, lots of countries have multi-payer healthcare systems, like Germany, the Netherlands, Switzerland, and Singapore. In the Netherlands and Switzerland, all health insurance is provided by regulated private payers.