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National health-care nations did not do better with crisis

April 19, 2020 12:01 am • Last Updated: April 19, 2020 12:05 am

European-style health-care systems are not the answer.

The Day recently published the opinion of a local doctor that advocated single-payer or European-style pluralistic systems as "better" for dealing with emergencies like the COVID-19 outbreak, “Local doctor: COVID-19 exposes weaknesses of health care, leadership,” (March 23).

A look at the results in Europe, particularly Italy and Spain (where packed hospitals are treating patients on the floors of hallways), show that European-style systems are not the answer.

P.J. Rovero

East Lyme

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