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OxQQme

(2,550 posts) Mon Oct 19, 2015, 09:53 PM Oct 2015

Switzerland Has Its Own Kind of Obamacare

http://nation.time.com/2012/08/16/health-insurance-switzerland-has-its-own-kind-of-obamacare-and-loves-it/

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Switzerland Has Its Own Kind of Obamacare (Original Post) OxQQme Oct 2015 OP

The Czech Republic does, too. Mister Ed Oct 2015 #1

And the Netherlands. It's fairly popular in central Europe Recursion Oct 2015 #2

Because the American health insurance providers have shown themselves to be untrustworthy Fumesucker Oct 2015 #3

Mister Ed

(5,928 posts)

1. The Czech Republic does, too.

Reply to OxQQme (Original post)

Mon Oct 19, 2015, 10:21 PM

Oct 2015

http://www.startribune.com/health-care-done-well/333391571/

Recursion

(56,582 posts)

2. And the Netherlands. It's fairly popular in central Europe

Reply to Mister Ed (Reply #1)

Tue Oct 20, 2015, 03:57 AM

Oct 2015

Germany has a slightly more conservative system based on regional and industry-wide insurance co-ops (this was essentially Max Baucus's plan 5 years ago).

Why the American left picked Canada's particular (and fairly unusual) model as the hill we had to die on to achieve universal care, I'll still never understand.

Fumesucker

(45,851 posts)

3. Because the American health insurance providers have shown themselves to be untrustworthy

Reply to Recursion (Reply #2)

Tue Oct 20, 2015, 07:01 AM

Oct 2015

Two nurses and a doctor in my family, they all *loathe* the health insurance companies.

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