> People pay taxes that pay for healthcare for every single citizen. No person is without care. (end of comparison).
The Netherlands and Switzerland have a system of compulsory insurance that's closer to PPACA than it is to "pay taxes that pay for healthcare for every single citizen."
Germany has a combination of sickness funds combined with insurance mandates.
Singapore has compulsory health savings accounts.
The US technically has "no person without health care" because you can get it in emergency rooms, and I'll have to spell this out that I think that's a horrible system, but it meets a "no person without health care" checklist.
I think almost any other system would be preferable to the American system, but again they do involve real tradeoffs for real again.
EDIT FOR PARENT EDIT It's definitely not true that no one pays out of pocket for health care in any other country.
> Even single-payer Canada only has 70% of health-care costs covered by the government
I happen to live in Canada. Sure, Canadians pay out of pocket for some health care, like chiropractors and dentists, but it's important to note no Canadian ever went bankrupt or died due to lack of care (the OP) because of a car crash, slipping on ice, or simply getting hit by statistics.
Canadians don't pay out of pocket for things like broken arms or needed surgeries. Also worth noting that applies to the un-employed, mentally disabled, those unable to work, and those too young or too old to work, etc.
You can nit-pick my broad statement all you want, at the end of the day, health care in America is severely, shockingly, disgustingly lagging behind the developed world.
The Netherlands and Switzerland have a system of compulsory insurance that's closer to PPACA than it is to "pay taxes that pay for healthcare for every single citizen."
Germany has a combination of sickness funds combined with insurance mandates.
Singapore has compulsory health savings accounts.
The US technically has "no person without health care" because you can get it in emergency rooms, and I'll have to spell this out that I think that's a horrible system, but it meets a "no person without health care" checklist.
I think almost any other system would be preferable to the American system, but again they do involve real tradeoffs for real again.
EDIT FOR PARENT EDIT It's definitely not true that no one pays out of pocket for health care in any other country.