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   >> In the UK and Canada, ER waits are notoriously longer too, with 29% of   
   >> Canadians waiting 4+ hours vs. much lower in the US. They fund this   
   >> via higher taxes (e.g., national and municipal taxes in Norway,   
   >> provincial/federal in Canada), and end up with less   
   >> innovation—America leads the world in medical breakthroughs because   
   >> our system incentivizes it, subsidizing drugs and tech that those   
   >> countries benefit from at lower prices.   
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   >> If we went full government, we'd risk the same queues, bureaucracy,   
   >> and stagnation.The Republican ideas I mentioned—HSAs, direct   
   >> subsidies, cross-state purchases—empower individuals, cut costs by   
   >> removing middlemen, and avoid one-size-fits-all mandates. That's real   
   >> choice, not just handing everything to the feds.   
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   >> But sure, what could go wrong with a monopoly bureaucracy setting all   
   >> your rates and approving your MRI? Congrats—you just handed that job   
   >> to the government, the same folks who run the DMV and VA wait times.   
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