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Originally Posted by loquitur
There's also the free-riding aspect of other countries' health care systems. Many of them (yes, Canada included) keep costs low by, in effect, shifting R&D costs to the US.
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This is a common misconception. Most raw medical research in technology and pharmaceuticals is done in the public sector. Private companies do the application and manufacturing work, but this is basically a red herring because it's not going to stop should we switch to UHC.