<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto"><div>On Mar 28, 2017, at 8:13 AM, BillK <<a href="mailto:pharos@gmail.com">pharos@gmail.com</a>> wrote:</div><blockquote type="cite"><span>On 28 March 2017 at 15:56, Dylan Distasio wrote:</span><br><blockquote type="cite"><span>Apologies for the lack of a detailed reply, but I do not think it is a fact</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>that single payer healthcare systems "work great." They are currently</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>functioning and providing universal coverage. Working great is another</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>story. I'll reiterate that I think the current US system is incredibly</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>problematic. I think you are heavily discounting the rationing effect that</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>is part and parcel of any single payer plan. Do you think that the UK's</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>single payer system is working great? If so, what dispassionate metrics are</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>you basing this on?</span></blockquote><span></span><br><span>The present US system has rationing by price and apparently many more</span><br><span>people are dying by this system of rationing than in 30 other </span><span>countries.</span><br></blockquote><div><br></div><div>True, though you have to ask why the price structure in the US is that way versus those other countries. And part of that difference is due to US government intervention in healthcare both through through subsidies and regulations.</div><div><br></div><blockquote type="cite"><span>Many life-saving treatments are actually quite cheap, but out of reach</span><br><span>of many in the US. Entering the US medical care system runs up</span><br><span>astronomical bills very quickly.</span><br></blockquote><div><br></div><div>One reason for medical tourism, no?</div><br><div><div><div style="line-height: normal;"><div style="line-height: normal;"><span style="line-height: 20px; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Regards,</span></div><div style="line-height: normal;"><span style="line-height: 20px; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br></span></div><div><div style="line-height: normal;"><span style="line-height: 20px; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Dan</span></div><div style="line-height: normal;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"> Sample my Kindle books via:</span></div><div style="line-height: normal;"><font color="#000000" style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><a href="http://author.to/DanUst" style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">http://author.to/DanUst</a></font></div></div><div style="line-height: normal;"><br></div><div><br></div></div><div><div style="line-height: normal;"></div></div></div></div></body></html>