Healthcare System Models

There are many different types of possible healthcare systems, ranging from those completely operated by the central government to others based entirely on private enterprises.  Some rely on insurance, and others ask patients to pay all bills out-of-pocket at the time of service. Just as a national constitution seeks to codify a system of government that has been generally agreed upon by the people, the duty of a healthcare constitution is to uphold and defend a general model for financing and delivering healthcare goods and services.  This section consists of different models for an American healthcare system as proposed by different authors.  Our job as interested parties is to make each of these models as good as it can be, and then develop a popular consensus regarding which one(s) seem to be the best fit for the United States, both now and in the future.