Which Countries Have Single-Payer Health Systems?

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4. You have to be aware of terms: single payer is not necessarily universal health coverage

Here is a list of countries which have universal health coverage --sometimes achieved by a combination of public/private coverage

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Universal_health_coverage_by_country


And yes, Medicare can be very costly. Both my husband and I are on it and we have gap insurance provided by a BCBS Federal plan,
for which we pay substantial premiums. We also have premiums for Medicare Part A and B deducted from our SS monthly payments.

I just had $3,000. worth of dental work done--removing old fillings and replacing them with crowns--not a penny of it was covered by either
Medicare or our BCBS Federal plan. That's outrageous.

Our goal should be universal health coverage as defined by the World Health Organization

Universal health coverage (UHC) means that all people receive the health services they need without suffering financial hardship when paying for them. The full spectrum of essential, quality health services should be covered including health promotion, prevention and treatment, rehabilitation and palliative care.

http://www.who.int/mediacentre/factsheets/fs395/en/