Category: Health Care Policy

Why won't socialized health care work in America?

Socialized health care, which is a government-run system for providing health care to a nation's citizens, has been met with skepticism in the United States. Americans are concerned that such a system could weaken the quality of care, increase bureaucracy and bureaucracy-related cost, and lead to reduced access to care. Additionally, many Americans are concerned about privacy and government control of their health information. For these reasons, socialized health care is unlikely to work in the United States, as the American public is not willing to accept the tradeoffs associated with such a system.

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