As explained by the Physicians for a National Health Program, single-payer national health insurance, also known as “Medicare for all,” is a system in which a single public or quasi-public agency organizes health care financing, but the delivery of care remains largely in private hands.
Under a single-payer system, all residents of the U.S. would be covered for all medically necessary services, including doctor, hospital, preventive, long-term care, mental health, reproductive health care, dental, vision, prescription drug and medical supply costs.
According to the National Center for Biotechnology Information - U.S. National Library of Medicine, the United States has no single nationwide system of health insurance. Health insurance is purchased in the private marketplace or provided by the government to certain groups. Private health insurance can be purchased from various for – profit commercial insurance companies or from non – profit insurers.
View comparisons of Health Care Systems in the United States, Germany and Canada at National Center for Biotechnology Information - U.S. National Library of Medicine.
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