(01-24-2019 04:38 PM)arkstfan Wrote:  

(11-18-2018 05:11 PM)Owl 69/70/75 Wrote:  The only reason Bismarck won't pass is that
1) democrats don't care about making health care better, they just want more power, and Bismarck reduces rather than increases the role of the central government, and
2) republicans are too stupid to realize that a) they need to come up with a better idea for health care or punt the issue to democrats, and b) this is the better idea. What is really stupid is that Heritage actually gave them a nudge in that direction 25 years ago, with something that looked a lot like Swiss Bismarck, they could have passed it and Bill Clinton would have signed it, and they did nothing.
I don't think democrats will ever come off single payer, although I doubt half a dozen congress critters from both parties could tell you the difference between single-payer, single-provider, Bismarck, and the Singapore system. I really kind of like Bismarck with a Singapore option.

I think you are very wrong. A Bismarck model requires a fairly heavy hand from government.
1. Everyone MUST be insured.
2. Insurance is tightly regulated
3. Government sets prices.

Those things apply to half the system (actually, about 70%). The beauty of Bismarck is that they realize that such conditions will necessarily produce shortages. So they allow a market-based system to operate alongside and take care of those people who get stuck in queues.