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Re:A 25-Year-Old Bet Comes Due: Has Tech Destroyed Society? by simonh on Tuesday February 02, 2021 @10:25AM (#26002008)
>the problem is that you can't pay for surgery even if you're rich, ...

Yes you absolutely can, here in the UK I've had private health insurance from my employers for the last 23 years of my career. I'm not aware of any country that outlaws paying for private treatment.

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Re:A 25-Year-Old Bet Comes Due: Has Tech Destroyed Society? by s1artibartfast on Tuesday February 02, 2021 @10:50AM (#26002378)
This is the case for some provinces in Canada, and is used as a healthcare boogie man in the USA. At the same time, US politicians for a single payer refuse to state whether private supplemental insurance would be allowed. This mixes up debate between universal coverage and eliminating private insurance entirely.

https://www.vox.com/health-care/2019/2/12/18215430/single-pa...

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