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Other countries are pretty diverse with how they implement single-payer. Britain has NHS, Canada has private hospitals with government handling the insurance.
by jbooth 14y ago
Other countries are pretty diverse with how they implement single-payer. Britain has NHS, Canada has private hospitals with government handling the insurance.
One thing in common: They all suck, yet are all much better than our system.
- seehafer 14y ago"They all suck, yet are all much better than our system." By what measure? If you're trying to see a specialist -- say, to get a surgeon -- soon, our system is far superior, which is why Canadians routinely cross the border to take advantage of our system. A still simplistic and incorrect but fairer appraisal would be to say that the NHS and Canada's Medicare are optimized for everyday care and our healthcare system is optimized for specialty care.
- jbooth 14y agoBy "better/equivalent average outcomes for significantly lower average cost" as a measure.