Florida becomes first state to enact DNA privacy law, blocking insurers

Re:Florida becomes first state to enact DNA privacy law, blo... by nradov on Monday July 06, 2020 @02:43AM (#23745315)

There's a huge difference between shifting the payment risk from private insurers to the government, and real socialized medicine. Under most socialized medicine schemes the majority of healthcare providers become government employees.

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Re:Florida becomes first state to enact DNA privacy law, blo... by dukeyukey on Monday July 06, 2020 @03:16AM (#23745475)

Many, but certainly not all. I imagine most people don't really care who the end-employer of medical staff are if they get guaranteed a certain baseline level of care that isn't "go to A&E and pray they fix you up".

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Re:Florida becomes first state to enact DNA privacy law, blo... by zajio1am on Monday July 06, 2020 @11:12AM (#23748761)

That is just question of definition of 'socialized medicine' term. Many universal healthcare systems in Europe are based on public/government insurance, and mixed private and public healthcare providers.

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Re:Florida becomes first state to enact DNA privacy law, blo... by WrtCdEvrydy on Monday July 06, 2020 @03:18AM (#23745488)

Medicare does it differently.

You qualify for it and then pick a company to administer benefits. Some companies have great benefits for elders, some have great benefits for young people and families with children.

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Re:Florida becomes first state to enact DNA privacy law, blo... by arcticbull on Monday July 06, 2020 @10:41AM (#23748394)

Socialized medicine does not require single payer, for instance look at how Australia manages their system. Single payer is the exception, not the rule.

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Re:Florida becomes first state to enact DNA privacy law, blo... by zajio1am on Monday July 06, 2020 @11:27AM (#23748922)

Note that 'single payer' does not mean 'single provider'. Single payer systems with many public and private providers are common in Europe.

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