20 February 2019 - The United States should look to Germany, not Canada, for the best model.

As a Canadian living and studying health policy in the United States, I’ve watched with interest as a growing list of Democratic presidential candidates — Senators Bernie Sanders, Kamala Harris, Elizabeth Warren, Kirsten Gillibrand and Cory Booker — have indicated support for a Canadian-style single-payer plan with little or no role for private insurance. Approval of such a system has become almost a litmus test for the party’s progressive base.

But rather than looking north for inspiration, American health care reformers would be better served looking east, across the Atlantic.

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