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		TurkishPoptart on Dec 2, 2019 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Life expectancy in the U.S. is declining for middl... Is it basically single-payer healthcare there?

Betelgeuse90 on Dec 3, 2019 [–]

It is, yeah. If you go to the ER and are admitted, you pay literally nothing, even if you needed an ambulance. Subsidized medication is extremely cheap, etc etc..

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