Multi-Payer Health Care System
- In a multi-payer system, citizens usually have access to health care coverage through a single-payer system, and use private insurance companies for additional medical coverage for expenses not covered (example: dental, eye care, elective surgeries)
- In the US, however, there is no guaranteed access to a single-payer system -- As a result, individuals are responsible for getting their own insurance from a private insurance company, resulting in a much larger multi-payer system