Comments on: Universal health care: Look at Switzerland http://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2007/06/universal-health-care-look-at.html Tue, 14 Feb 2012 17:18:00 +0000 hourly 1 By: Thomas Dhttp://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2007/06/universal-health-care-look-at.html#comment-76911 Thomas D Fri, 29 Jun 2007 21:29:00 +0000 http://clients.emmense.com/kevinmd/2007/06/universal-health-care-look-at-switzerland.html#comment-76911 Swiss patients already pay compulsory insurance premiums and a percentage of the cost of treatment. It's not free.<br/><br/>The total 'costs' of the Swiss system are still way smaller than the US. US spends much more money on healthcare per capita than any other country in the world.<br/><br/>If the US moved to the Swiss system there would be 1) a large reduction in total cost and 2) a 100% reduction in the number of uninsured people. <br/><br/>Some disaster, huh? Swiss patients already pay compulsory insurance premiums and a percentage of the cost of treatment. It’s not free.

The total ‘costs’ of the Swiss system are still way smaller than the US. US spends much more money on healthcare per capita than any other country in the world.

If the US moved to the Swiss system there would be 1) a large reduction in total cost and 2) a 100% reduction in the number of uninsured people.

Some disaster, huh?

]]> By: Elliotthttp://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2007/06/universal-health-care-look-at.html#comment-76660 Elliott Mon, 25 Jun 2007 14:42:00 +0000 http://clients.emmense.com/kevinmd/2007/06/universal-health-care-look-at-switzerland.html#comment-76660 Don't let the facts get in the way of spin. That's the KevinMD motto. Don’t let the facts get in the way of spin. That’s the KevinMD motto.

]]> By: Anonymoushttp://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2007/06/universal-health-care-look-at.html#comment-76625 Anonymous Sun, 24 Jun 2007 21:42:00 +0000 http://clients.emmense.com/kevinmd/2007/06/universal-health-care-look-at-switzerland.html#comment-76625 Looking at the Swiss Socialist Party's recent position paper ("Neuregelung der Pflegefinanzierung") on health care funding, we learn that the Swiss health care inflation Ruth Dreifuss is worried about is 5.5% annually from 1998-2005 inclusive. Drug prices went up 6.7% annually. Looking at the Swiss Socialist Party’s recent position paper (“Neuregelung der Pflegefinanzierung”) on health care funding, we learn that the Swiss health care inflation Ruth Dreifuss is worried about is 5.5% annually from 1998-2005 inclusive. Drug prices went up 6.7% annually.

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