Posted by Michael Wonder on 03 Nov 2019
The health system in my native Australia has a lot to learn from the U.S.
1 November 2019 - As an Australian living in California and doing research on health policy, I’ve taken an interest in the ongoing debate among Californians about the benefits of moving to a single-payer health care system.
In my home country, the government’s Medicare policy covers health care costs for its citizens. There’s a set fee for physician consultations, and most medicines and procedures are subsidised.
While it was perhaps a blessing to grow up with this system, it didn’t prepare me for health care coverage in the United States.
