The US seems to be in constant turmoil over health care. For decades we have been arguing over the problem and how to fix it, in fact we aren’t even sure what the problem is. Americans can’t seem to agree on what they want or how to pay for it. In the meantime most other developed countries have a system in place. They may have problems, but their citizens seem pleased with what they have.
Why do Americans have such a difficult time structuring a system for every citizen? Is the rest of the world just smarter than we are or do Americans simply have unrealistic, we can have it all, expectations?
I have a strange hobby, I visit other countries and ask people how their health care works and if they like it. In my most recent post on the Health Insurance Illuminated blog I report some of my findings
Take a look at what people in different countries have told me.
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