tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1350181109033523476.post6346821040486056681..comments2023-08-24T00:28:08.108-07:00Comments on Why is American health care so expensive?: What's wrong with socialized medicine? The Economist calls the National Health Service "a mess"Janice Boughtonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02321947802871503562noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1350181109033523476.post-55245643289860266302016-10-21T09:43:02.524-07:002016-10-21T09:43:02.524-07:00Hey Janice, as a system that lies between pure sin...Hey Janice, as a system that lies between pure single payer, like the NHS and a largely private market, like the US, you may find Australia's Medicare interesting.<br /><br />https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Medicare_(Australia)<br /><br />It's far from perfect. In particular access to specislists is harder than the NHS from what I understand, and the situation with hospitals can get complicated (but fundamentally you have a right to access public hospitals as a public patient for no cost). <br /><br />We rank slightly below the NHS in terms of cost efficiency, but still well above the average, and offer a bit more in terms of patient choice. <br /> Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02084123678416648911noreply@blogger.com