Single-payer healthcare is a system where every citizen pays the government to provide core healthcare services for all residents. Under this system the government may provide the care themselves or pay a private healthcare provider to do so. In a single-payer system all residents receive healthcare regardless of age, income or health status. Countries with single-payer healthcare systems include the U.K., Canada, Taiwan, Israel, France, Belarus, Russia and Ukraine.
69% Yes |
31% No |
47% Yes |
27% No |
9% Yes, but allow people to use private insurance |
2% No, this system is too expensive |
7% Yes, private companies should not be able to profit off of healthcare |
2% No, the government should not be involved in healthcare |
6% Yes, this system guarantees healthcare for everyone |
See how support for each position on “Single-Payer Healthcare” has changed over time for 67.8k UK voters.
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See how importance of “Single-Payer Healthcare” has changed over time for 67.8k UK voters.
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Unique answers from UK users whose views extended beyond the provided choices.
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Yes, but private healthcare should contribute a percentage of their profits (pre-bonuses) back into the public healthcare system in order to benefit the NHS.
@9QS2DQZ3wks3W
Allow people to use private insurance
Guarantee healthcare for everyone
Not get involved heavily in healthcare however
Private companies can profit off healthcare if it's not creating more patients, rather retaining healthy patients who want to improve more
@9QK8TBT3wks3W
There should be a private and public option with tax deductions for those taking pressure off the public sector.
@9QK3MJL3wks3W
Yes, but a serious review of the layers of management in said healthcare organisations needs to be done, and a sane cap needs to be implemented on upper scale pay, especially at the expense of lower tier staff, bonuses or raises should not be given when the system is crumbling. too much self-interest.
@9QJWJ693wks3W
The NHS should be free for everyone earning under £80,000 a year.
People earning more than £80,000 a year should get mandatory 'full-cover' private insurance, paid as gross salary sacrifice via their employer. However, this should only be introduced in combination with a Government imposed cap on full-cover premiums that all health insurance companies have to comply with, not to exceed 3% of the employee's gross income per year.
@9QJRZ2P3wks3W
People should have to pay to make an appointment at a doctors surgery. If they attend, refund. If they don't, charge
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