I guess my initial phrase is a bit superficial, from my European-centric point of view the US government seems less interested/involved in the health of their healthcare system compared to what I'm seeing in europe.
The point I was trying to make is that government involvement is needed to make sure that the right incentives are in place at all times for all involved actors (public or private). And if the system becomes dysfunctional or is abused it's the government's job to fix it.
Most of the countries that have universal healthcare in Europe have their own take on how it should be done:
- France has state funded insurance and (mostly) state funded services
- Switzerland private insurance and private/public services
Two totally different takes with arguably very similar (good) results.
The goal of government involvement should be to make sure everyone has access to basic healthcare and avoid double standards and abuse.
The point I was trying to make is that government involvement is needed to make sure that the right incentives are in place at all times for all involved actors (public or private). And if the system becomes dysfunctional or is abused it's the government's job to fix it.
Most of the countries that have universal healthcare in Europe have their own take on how it should be done: - France has state funded insurance and (mostly) state funded services - Switzerland private insurance and private/public services
Two totally different takes with arguably very similar (good) results.
The goal of government involvement should be to make sure everyone has access to basic healthcare and avoid double standards and abuse.