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Single-Payer Plan

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Disadvantages

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• Federal government = "single payer"
  Government pays for all care (up to a certain point)

• This plan consists of a national health insurance program
  that includes all the legal residents of a country.

• Federally organized.
  State-managed.

• Patients can choose their own doctors.

Advantages

• Universal Coverage

• Portability of Insurance

• Accessibility

• Comprehensiveness

• High-quality Care

• Lower overhead expenses

• Freedom to choose physicians

• Freedom from pesky insurance agents!

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Disadvantages

• HIGH degree of government control

• Potential for long delays in treatment

• May lead to rationing system

• Less focus on advancing medical technology

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