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What exactly does universal health care mean?
Universal health care describes medical care that is provided to all citizens, regardless of medical condition. It may include co-payments and limitations.
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How is that different from a single-payer system?
Single-payer describes a financing system in which one entity -- a government-run organization -- collects and distributes money for health care, but does not interfere with the actual practice of medicine. Everyone's health care is paid for out of one publicly administered trust fund which replaces our current multi-payer system and eliminates the role of insurance companies. There may be copayments but these would not be exclusionary.
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What is 'socialized medicine'?
Socialized medicine refers to a health system in which hospitals are directly owned and controlled by the government.
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What is being done in other countries?
A number of things, ranging from single-payer national health insurance systems in Canada, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden; publically owned and operated health care in Britain and Spain; and highly regulated, universal, multi-payer health insurance systems in Germany and France. Learn more about international health systems at Physicians for a National Health Program .
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http://zfacts.com/p/602.html | 01/18/12 07:28 GMT
Modified: Mon, 17 Apr 2006 05:43:56 GMT
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