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Multi-Payer vs. Single-Payer Financing
September 28, 2008 | Leave a Comment
Interesting post over at Healthcare Economist. Looks like some economists here at Harvard ran a comparative study and found that multi-payer systems healthcare systems don’t necessarily have to be more expensive than single-payer variants. Obviously, cost isn’t the only measure by which to judge a health system. Its not even the most important. Nevertheless, we can at least feel comforted in knowing (loosely) that our system isn’t doomed to being ridiculously expensive simply because the chances of going single-payer here are close to zero.
Can Multi-Payer Financing Achieve Single-Payer Spending Levels?