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Yes, but Switzerland also subsidizes premiums if your income is too low relative to the premium; and healthcare coverage is mandated by law. I don't know Swiss

• qwytw 3y ago
  > but Switzerland also subsidizes premiums True, however US spends huge amounts on MedicAid which sort of tries to do the same just seemingly way less efficiently and also less equitably. Capping insurance premiums at 10%(?) of income seems like a better idea than having a byzantine style system which discourages people from ever trying increase their incomes. > I don't know Swiss politics but I also assume there isn't a bickering back-and-forth by party lines Yeah, of course that's the real problem since we already know that any system ranging from fully private (with government subsidies) to single payer can work with proper regulation.
  • dv_dt 3y ago
    US Medicaid is intentionally hobbled though. For instance it is not allowed to negotiate drug costs (or maybe with recent legislation it can a with a handful over a decade amid a catalog of tens of thousands of frequently used drugs.