I hear that America is the only industrialized nation that relies on health insurance companies...

Kablooie

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Sat Sep-19-09 01:32 AM
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I hear that America is the only industrialized nation that relies on health insurance companies...

So tell me, what NON industrialized nations rely on health insurance companies for their health care?

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alittlelark

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Sat Sep-19-09 01:49 AM
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1. WOW - just WOW.

I don't know what to say....

It must be sad where you are.

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nadinbrzezinski

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Sat Sep-19-09 01:52 AM
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2. That is not technically correct

Switzerland does, but they are HIGHLY regulated.

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Selatius

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Sat Sep-19-09 05:09 AM
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6. I think Germany does too. Like Switzerland, they're extremely regulated. nt

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Davis_X_Machina

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Sat Sep-19-09 07:24 AM
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9. The Netherlands as well.

Edited on Sat Sep-19-09 07:24 AM by Davis_X_Machina

And, technically, France.

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gateley

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Sat Sep-19-09 01:57 AM
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3. Probably none, right? nt

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western mass

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Sat Sep-19-09 04:34 AM
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4. depends what you mean by "rely"

Many european countries have private health insurance alongside public health care. Google "Health Care Germany".

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Greyhound

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Sat Sep-19-09 05:07 AM
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5. The problem is "for-profit". The European and Asian counter parts are what we

Edited on Sat Sep-19-09 05:09 AM by Greyhound

would call not-for-profit corporations. We are alone in this ongoing crime spree.

ETA: Unless you're talking about the boutique insurance sold to those with too much $$ to rub shoulders with the common scum.

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rpannier

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Sat Sep-19-09 05:15 AM
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7. Japan has heavily regulated health insurance

But they use private companies

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Jim__

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Sat Sep-19-09 06:34 AM
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8. I think the US is the only one to use "for profit" health insurance companies.

Tom Hartman talked about this once on his radio show. There was a documentary on PBS that said that; but they wouldn't air the documentary unless that line was removed. The producer of the documentary had them remove his name from it because, without that line - the one about the US being the only country to use for-profit health insurance companies, the whole documentary made no sense.

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Davis_X_Machina

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Sat Sep-19-09 07:26 AM
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10. SIxteen industrialized countries'...

....health care provision systems compared here, from PNHP.org.

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