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> The central government plays a relatively limited role in health care in Denmark. So the exact opposite of what people usually mean when they say they want p
by firstlink 4y ago
> The central government plays a relatively limited role in health care in Denmark.
So the exact opposite of what people usually mean when they say they want public healthcare.
Words mean something.
- theossuary 4y agoPublic healthcare means health care paid for via public funds, nothing more. Many public health care systems aren't entirely centralized, even though they use public funds. For example even the UK's NHS has regions with allocated budgets they manage based on the number of patients they see, which they then spend as they see fit. You're trying to attach your biases and assumptions onto an amorphous phrase, and then pretend others are using it wrong because they don't have the same expectations. That isn't reasonable.
- hestefisk 4y agoI am of Danish origin and stating that the central government has a limited role in healthcare is just downright incorrect. The Ministry of Health (Sundhedsstyrelsen) sets the budget, determines national practices, manages the public health insurance scheme, and manages the list of approved medicines. Yes, execution of healthcare is with the regions, but there has been a significant increase in centralisation of healthcare since the “amter” were disbanded.