DI>I asked: "Which country has the best non-socialized medical care in the
  >world?"

DI>Singapore's system is widely regarded as one of the world's top performers
  >overall -- often ranking in the global top 10 across various 2025-2026 indice
  >for quality, efficiency, outcomes (e.g., life expectancy, low infant
  >mortality), and cost control

DI>If you're seeking the highest-quality care without a heavily
  >socialized/government-dominated model, Singapore is the strongest consensus
  >choice today -- delivering results that rival or exceed many universal system
  >while keeping the private, competitive ethos at its core.
  >===

Interesting. It seems that in most places where healthcare is not
socialized that the hospitals and doctors must get together and
quietly set high prices rather than lowering prices to compete..

On a semi-related issue, if you don't qualify for the Gov't
health care in Canada and have to pay full price for treatment
the cost would often be 3 or 4 times as much in the USA as it
costs here - for more serious things like operations and broken
bones and such, not just a doctor's visit to get a prescription.

I just remember being in the hospital at one point and some
visiting Americans were coming out after having a broken bone
set for one of their kids. The receptionist appologized (must
be Canadian, eh?) that they'd have to pay for the visit..
She gave them the price and the kids mother laughed and said
it would have been 4 times that much back home..

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