That describes the difference between our system and single-payer or nationalized systems like in Canada or the UK, but there’s a ton of fancy private healthcare in France or Germany or Switzerland if you want to pay for it (or your employer will pay for it). In Lausanne if you want a private room while recovering from surgery, they tell…
That describes the difference between our system and single-payer or nationalized systems like in Canada or the UK, but there’s a ton of fancy private healthcare in France or Germany or Switzerland if you want to pay for it (or your employer will pay for it). In Lausanne if you want a private room while recovering from surgery, they tell you how much it costs and you sign on the dotted line. It is seldom that simple in the USA.
There is maybe a bit more high-end care here then elsewhere, and quite a bit more medical research. But I simply don’t believe that our weird morass of subsidized insurance and complex hospital billing is a sign that we either get better healthcare or more meaningful choice for our extra spending.
> . But I simply don’t believe that our weird morass of subsidized insurance and complex hospital billing is a sign that we either get better healthcare
You keep responding to things I didn't say so I'm going to bow out here.
That describes the difference between our system and single-payer or nationalized systems like in Canada or the UK, but there’s a ton of fancy private healthcare in France or Germany or Switzerland if you want to pay for it (or your employer will pay for it). In Lausanne if you want a private room while recovering from surgery, they tell you how much it costs and you sign on the dotted line. It is seldom that simple in the USA.
There is maybe a bit more high-end care here then elsewhere, and quite a bit more medical research. But I simply don’t believe that our weird morass of subsidized insurance and complex hospital billing is a sign that we either get better healthcare or more meaningful choice for our extra spending.
> . But I simply don’t believe that our weird morass of subsidized insurance and complex hospital billing is a sign that we either get better healthcare
You keep responding to things I didn't say so I'm going to bow out here.