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greggman on July 22, 2014 | parent | context | favorite | on: Microsoft laid me off after 15 years of service. L...

I agree with you that the german system sounds nice. But I couldn't let this slide

> The free market doesn't work for health care.

Where is there a free market for health care that would could test this idea? Certainly not the USA.

I believe Singapore is the closest to free market healthcare and they seem pretty healthy. Though even that is not "free market" healthcare

james1071 on July 22, 2014 [–]

The only realistic way of providing healthcare is by an insurance system, which can be private or public.

Necessary conditions are that insurance is compulsory and that insurers cannot refuse coverage.

It should be obvious what would happen otherwise.

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