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Re:Both in rich and poor countries, universal health care br... by imglorp on Wednesday May 02, 2018 @11:24AM (#16977786)
I'm curious why there are more than one public health system. There's the VA, the IHS (Indian Health Services), and of course medicare/medicaid. Why are these not all the same system? It's not like we're different species....

edit, If this is a benefits/paperwork thing, then shouldn't that be separate from the care provider network?

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Re:Both in rich and poor countries, universal health care br... by e40 on Wednesday May 02, 2018 @12:45PM (#16978792)
It's the nature of the beast, in the US, I think. I believe if there were a Universal system, all of the others would go away. That would be a good thing.
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Re:Both in rich and poor countries, universal health care br... by Hozzle on Friday May 04, 2018 @04:58AM (#16993184)
Fun fact: Those systems cost more tax money than most other developed nations spend on full UHC. Either per person or as a per cent of GDP.
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