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THE QUESTION
Which country has the best health-care system? Why?
Which country has the best health-care system and why? Can the U.S. follow its model?
Posted by Rachel Saslow on October 20, 2009 1:38 PM
FROM THE PANEL
What about the children?
Though we have heard the insurance companies' fears, listened to the concerns of the elderly and convened meetings with health-care professionals, the voice of children remains muted.
Posted by Chisara N. Asomugha, on October 23, 2009 12:01 AM
Westminster health-care show
"Best health-care system" is like "best in show" at the Westminster Kennel Club. In the end, who cares if the judges cite 57 reasons for choosing the Chihuahua over the Siberian Husky? For that matter, maybe the winner should be a mutt. So it is with health-care systems.
Posted by Robert F. Graboyes, on October 22, 2009 12:07 PM
Learning from Singapore, Switzerland
There is no 'best' system anywhere, but there are best practices from around the world worth exploring. Two immediately come to mind: Singapore and Switzerland.
Posted by Peter Neupert, on October 22, 2009 6:54 AM
There is no nirvana
Improving the U.S. system will require us to learn from the best practices of our peer-developed countries' systems; the recipe would include the United Kingdom, France, Switzerland and Denmark.
Posted by Jane Sarasohn-Kahn, on October 21, 2009 7:55 AM
Canada is best -- but not why you think
I want to tell you something about Canadian health care that you may not have considered: the fact that Canadians totally take their universal one-payer system for granted.
Posted by Kathy-Ellen Kups, on October 20, 2009 10:44 PM
America has the best health-care system
Let us not allow ourselves and our politicians to create a crisis when there is none.
Posted by Sue Falkner Wood, on October 20, 2009 12:28 PM
Health care as a national value
Germany subscribed to universal health care over a century ago. England, Canada, and most Scandinavian countries followed suit. These governments consider health a public good, and manage it with a strong hand.
Posted by Mark Kelley, on October 20, 2009 10:05 AM
No perfect system
There is no perfect system outside the United States for health promotion, heath care or health insurance, but there is much done overseas from which we can learn.
Posted by Michael Critelli, on October 20, 2009 6:02 AM
My experience in the U.K.
No one has to consider whether their insurance premium has been paid before lifting the phone for help. No one has to show a credit card by the side of the road before an ambulance will pick them up.
Posted by Philip Dommett, on October 20, 2009 3:22 AM
FEATURED COMMENTS
prossers7: America has the best health care in the world. People from all over the world flock to America for their health care. Are there problems w...
45upnorth: One size does not fit all. Every country is different just as every person is different. All we ask is that our elected officials be hones...
lensch: I've heard enough about the Myth of the Marching Canadians. Here is the definitive study:
http://content.healthaffairs.org/cgi/content/full...
