Bernie Sanders confuses me

[palou]

SamuelRSmith said:

palou said:

What would you think of an intermediate system (Germany)? Essential stuff covered, but available privat care for better service.

I don't know enough about Germany's system to comment. I live in Hong Kong, which is another middle-way situation, and is a thousand times better than the UK, in terms of costs and results.

HK runs a few public hospitals which provide subsidized (but not free) hospital care. Universities also have training facilities that provide subsidized care (subsidized because a lot of the staff will be in training). Just about everything else is private. It works out quite well, though I've never used a public hospital myself, and stick entirely with the private care (employer health insurance). My gf used a public hospital once, it wasn't a pleasant experience, but they got the job done.

Yeah, I think the essential lies in making sure none die, (or get ruined by necessary operations), while discouraging excessive use.