Sodafin
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What kind of journalism do you specialize in? I know you don't know everything there is to know about everything there is.
No, I don't think I'd claim that, somehow!
I have done quite a lot of post-conflict work - Middle East and Post-Soviet especially, but basically anywhere that is a bit tasty.
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Yes, I think it's hard to compare what we have with what is on the table in the US. The basis of the system here is that we have one public sector supplier (we do also have private clinics) so the prices are kept down by economies of scale. If you need heart surgery, you go to the one hospital in your city which specialises in heart surgery. You receive excellent care, and the benefit is that only 1 hospital needs that equipment.
I do think this is the best system, but realistically it would be impossible to introduce in the US.
What our system costs as a % of taxes I really don't know. Our taxes are quite high here, but on the other hand, we don't really need medical insurance either, so one has to balance that out.