Re:UK has best health system in developed world, US analysis...
by makomk on Saturday July 15, 2017 @09:18AM
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The problem with using this as a template for solving the US healthcare problem, of course, is that proposing that Americans should have access to less treatments and put up with worse healthcare outcomes in order to improve value for money is a complete political non-starter.
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Re:UK has best health system in developed world, US analysis...
by grey-area on Saturday July 15, 2017 @12:24PM
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The UK also has private providers, there's no need for a public system to completely replace all care - a single payer system is usually a choice alongside private providers (but one which I think the vast majority of people would recognise as better and cheaper care). If you want slightly better outcomes, pay for private insurance/private care (and you'd pay less because single-payer will drive down demand).
Most countries use a variant of single-payer or mandated insurance for good reasons, the US was an exception, not because it has exceptional requirements, but for historical reasons.
https://truecostblog.com/2009/08/09/countries-with-universal...