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America’s health care system is possibly one of the best in the world.

However, accessing it sucks because without insurance, the cost is astronomical and unaffordable for anyone but a billionaire. And even with insurance, accessing it can be daunting.

Then there are the outcomes which, based on the latest reporting, Americans are horrible as far as our health goes. We apparently live with a lot of pain due to (again) access to the system.

The for profit insurers in the US are taking heat for being the bad guys, which in some cases they are because they deny claims at a phenomenal rate at times all in the name of making a profit. Non-profit insurers seem to be a bit better in claims, but they too do not have an endless supply of funds.

The Australian system must be one of the better kept secrets in the Western world because until you explained it, I had not heard about it. I had assumed like most things in Australia, it would be patterned after the UK. So it is good to know that it is better than what the UK has in the NHS.

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