At least one country already has a healthcare plan roughly similar to the one President Obama and the Democrats have proposed, with universal coverage, a mandate that everyone buy insurance and a major role for private insurance companies: Switzerland. Full Story »
Posted by Walter Cox - via NewsRack (Health Care)
Thoughtful opinion about the Swiss health care system, which is presented as an example how the U.S. could reform its own. The article provides extensive factual evidence to back his point that the Swiss have 'medical care as good or better than ours, at a cost that's significantly smaller.' This detailed analysis points out that 'near-universal coverage is possible without a government-run public option.' Insightful read about a system that is considered the best in Europe, and that is very close to the plan that is being debated in Congress.
