Question

What are both strengths and weaknesses of a single payer vs. a multiple payer health care system in general? Name at LEAST two strengths and weaknesses of each system and discuss.

Answer 1

strentgth and weaknesses of signle payer health care sytem and multiple payer health care system

In single payer systen, health care cost is paid by public system,Government alone .In contrast , multiple payer system has more than one entity , where fund is pooled and allocated.

Single payer health system.

Strength	weakness
All citizens covered . universal coverage	Rely only on taxation.

Predict better health populatin. Beacuse health is a fundamental right of every citizens. State is responsible for providing better services and maintaining provisions for that.

need to wait for a long time. Some times cost may not be paid for all kinds of ailments. quality of health care is questionable.

Mulptiple payer system

strength	weakness
Pool fund from different sources . So they can provide concessions, or free allowances for vulnerable groups. Guarented quality health care .	It depends on amount of payement done by a person. Person who is paying large amount will be paid better and cover all kinds of cost. Equity is not maintaining.
Less time limit for payement	No universal coverage.