Re: TNR: universal health care now! or how to work for Wal-Mart
Doug Henwood wrote:
That would still be massively inefficient. Patchwork schemes like this have much higher administrative costs, and are far more complicated for people to deal with, than a simple universal public program.
And I forgot to mention the efficiency gains from global budgeting - the monopsony power of a single purchaser negotiating lower prices on drugs, equipment, and services. There’s a good reason why drugs cost less in Canada.
Doug