>I guess the interesting part is that many of the people in the US want public healthcare and generally think that the international examples cover everything.
In the US, the left assumes (and usually operates as per) that all healthcare plans outside the US are "100% free", single-payer like the UK NHS or Canadian Medicare, as opposed to the actual norm being something closer to that of France, Germany, Austria, or the Netherlands.
France = 30% copay is the norm
German/Switzerland/Netherlands = Everyone chooses from one of dozens of competing insurance plans. Basically Obamacare, except there are no loopholes like the ones that allow 9% of Americans to not get insurance
Austria = Like US, but you don't get to choose the plan (no equivalent to US annual shopping period)
Australia = Both private and public insurance. Those on public are strongly encouraged to move to private
In the US, the left assumes (and usually operates as per) that all healthcare plans outside the US are "100% free", single-payer like the UK NHS or Canadian Medicare, as opposed to the actual norm being something closer to that of France, Germany, Austria, or the Netherlands.
France = 30% copay is the norm
German/Switzerland/Netherlands = Everyone chooses from one of dozens of competing insurance plans. Basically Obamacare, except there are no loopholes like the ones that allow 9% of Americans to not get insurance
Austria = Like US, but you don't get to choose the plan (no equivalent to US annual shopping period)
Australia = Both private and public insurance. Those on public are strongly encouraged to move to private