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by Taikonerd 7 days ago
Yeah, I find it discouraging that "single-payer" and "fully socialized" are treated like synonyms.

The "Bismarck model"[0] describes a family of healthcare models where people pay into a central healthcare fund, and that fund then pays medical providers -- which can be private businesses.

[0]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bismarck_model