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Re:Warren Buffett says health care costs are a bigger proble... by frubar on Tuesday May 09, 2017 @07:38AM (#14299123)
Switzerland doesn't have single pay either and they're definitely rich and western. I agree with the rest of what you said though.
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Re:Warren Buffett says health care costs are a bigger proble... by dv_dt on Tuesday May 09, 2017 @05:43PM (#14304048)
But they do have government drug price controls, and tightly regulate health insurers...

And they do have single payer in a sense. The consumer pays the doctor and is reimbursed by a health insurer. Something that pretty much seems like it might not work well in the US, without very tight reins on the insurer reimbursement timeline and approval.

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