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**Muhabsssa** · 08-24-2009, 07:23 AM

Switch to a single-payor (e.g. government funded) health system like every other industrialized nations.

Every? Switzerland is suddenly not industrialized?

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/08/17/op...17krugman.html

Finally, the third route to universal coverage relies on private insurance companies, using a combination of regulation and subsidies to ensure that everyone is covered. Switzerland offers the clearest example: everyone is required to buy insurance, insurers can’t discriminate based on medical history or pre-existing conditions, and lower-income citizens get government help in paying for their policies.

08-24-2009, 07:23 AM	#13
Muhabsssa Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 577 Senior Member	Switch to a single-payor (e.g. government funded) health system like every other industrialized nations. Every? Switzerland is suddenly not industrialized? http://www.nytimes.com/2009/08/17/op...17krugman.html Finally, the third route to universal coverage relies on private insurance companies, using a combination of regulation and subsidies to ensure that everyone is covered. Switzerland offers the clearest example: everyone is required to buy insurance, insurers can’t discriminate based on medical history or pre-existing conditions, and lower-income citizens get government help in paying for their policies.
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