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Originally Posted by Shunt1
Liberals, if you want your own "Free" health care plan, then go for it.
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In Europe, you could put the blame on conservatives too.
Conservatives and liberals mostly share the same views on the
FREE principle of health care system.
So, whether the system should be free or not is not a political issue.
The political debate is about how to make the
FREE system more efficient and on rather (comparatively) minor issues (should IVF be covered, ...).
My guess is that same thing happens in Canada and Australia.
Here is a set of maps of a
World Health Organization's report.
Comparing with other "western countries", it seems that in the states health expenditure as a % of GDP is higher while life expectancy and overall performance of health system sre lower.
It's not only about principles and human rights, it's also a matter of value for money.