I love how things that already work all over the world are "unicorn delusions".
I love how americans can take a $100,000 bomb and drop it on an empty cave in afghanistan but it is too much to ask to have healthcare for its citizens.

This post was edited by Plaguefear on Nov 21 2016 07:40pm

it'll never get old

/slamt

Odd segment

Singapore has some of the best healthcare in the world for its price and its completely privatized aside from a flat subsidy to lower prices.

You havent made any mathematical arguments.

This post was edited by EndlessSky on Nov 22 2016 07:24pm

You seem to be confusing Singapore with someone else. They are super efficient, but they have universal coverage controlled by the government.

They don't have for-profit health insurance middlemen with their hands out.

This post was edited by Skinned on Nov 22 2016 08:38pm

While its not a free market, its still one of the most prominent examples of very successful market-oriented healthcare systems in the world, along with Switzerland.
There are many important lessons there for the 'free healthcare' crowd.

According to The Atlantic its 'arguably the most market-oriented (healthcare) system in the world'

The very next sentences of your wiki article:
A key principle of Singapore's national health scheme is that no medical service is provided free of charge, regardless of the level of subsidy, even within the public healthcare system.
This mechanism is intended to reduce the over-utilisation of healthcare services.

Their healthcare is largely paid for with health savings accounts and out-of pocket.
Their government spends about 1/7th of what the US government spends on healthcare per capita!

This post was edited by cambovenzi on Nov 22 2016 10:25pm