Yesterday, I posted an article by Jim Landers comparing the US and Canadian Health Care systems at a fairly substantive macro level. As a Canadian fiercely in love with our UHC system, I think the article was fair, particularly in its treatment of the inevitable waiting list bogeyman (which I will not deny is an issue, just one usually overblown by opponents of UHC).
Well, when I wrote to him to compliment him on that article, he sent me one he had previously written on the Swiss system. I know very little about the Swiss system, so I cannot vouch for its accuracy beyond seeing how fair Landers' take on Canada was, which inclines me to trust this.
Again, with Landers' permission, here's his take on the Swiss health system.
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