The proposed health care bill thread (merged)

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Originally Posted by Tchocky

The situation seems to be that the US pays a lot more per capita for healthcare, without substantially better results than countries such as France or the Netherlands. Question is, is the current system optimal?

The Dutch system:

http://www.justlanded.com/english/Ne...lth/Healthcare

In the Netherlands, the government is not in charge of the day-to-day management of the healthcare system. Private health suppliers are responsible for the provision of services in this area. The government is responsible for the accessibility and quality of the healthcare.