* A single-payer health care system is one in which a single-entity -- the government -- collects almost all of the revenue for and pays almost all of the bills for the health care system. In most single-payer systems only a small percentage of health care expenses are paid for with private funds. Countries that have a single-payer system include [[Australia]], [[Canada]], [[Sweden]] and the [[United Kingdom]]. <ref> [http://www.freemarketcure.com/singlepayermyths.php The Myths of Single-Payer Health Care] - [[David Hogberg]] </ref>
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* A single-payer health care system is one in which a single-entity—the government—collects almost all of the revenue for and pays almost all of the bills for the health care system. In most single-payer systems only a small percentage of health care expenses are paid for with private funds. Countries that have a single-payer system include [[Australia]], [[Canada]], [[Sweden]] and the [[United Kingdom]].<ref>[http://www.freemarketcure.com/singlepayermyths.php The Myths of Single-Payer Health Care] - [[David Hogberg]]</ref>
Single-payer is popular among the political [[left]] in the United States.
Single-payer is popular among the political [[left]] in the United States.