Unlike many of the other European nations, Switzerland has it’s own very Swiss solution to healthcare.  I wonder if we in the US should at least look at some of their solutions as opposed to those of say Canada or Great Britian.  Switzerland only has about 8 million people as opposed to 300 million in the US.

I was in Switzerland about 6 weeks ago.  It’s a beautiful country, very clean, and visibly the poplulation is thin.  It’s not scientific, but they just look healthy.  Of notice, they drink Beer, Wine, and water and eat a pretty healthy diet.  They walk a lot, and they have a high standard of living.  On the whole, a really nice country to visit. 

Do, they have the solutions to America’s healthcare system?  Well, I don’t think they have our solution, but rather some aspects of their program that might be really worth the US to ponder over.  Anything that works in a country of 8 million is not going to work exactly the same in a 300 million population country like the US.

I ran across this article from NPR (of all places) that highlights the Swiss system.  Take a look at it and of course you can make your own conclusions.

http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=92106731

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