[ExI] Single Payer Healthcare

[Rafal Smigrodzki]

On Tue, Mar 28, 2017 at 11:35 AM, Dylan Distasio <interzone at gmail.com>
wrote:

> Since you seem to be hung up on the longevity metric, I would remind you
> that correlation does not imply causation, and that one stat you're
> bandying about does not tell the whole picture.   The issue is more
> complicated than that.  As I mentioned, they are also profiting from the US
> subsidizing their drugs.  There is also the question of how outcomes
> compare for individual diseases across these nations, and what treatments
> are covered.
>
> It is not as simple as saying the AVERAGE citizen lives longer and on the
> surface it costs less, so it is an open and shut case, single payer wins
> and is the reason they are living longer.  If you truly believe that, I
> guess I don't have much else to say on the topic.
>

### Most single-payers never heard about the Rand experiment, which showed
no effect of free medical care on longevity.

Rafal
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