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Originally Posted by burn_this_city
I dont really understand how you can make the system cheaper by using public funds to pay private insurance companies. One stat I saw coming out of the US pegged the profit and overhead at the insurance companies at 30%.
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You can make it more efficient and reduce backlogs by allowing more people to buy private insurance.
Sure they might get better care, but the public plan should only cover more or less basic health care anyways.