# Do single payer systems lose money?

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**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [December 18, 2014, 10:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-single-payer-systems-lose-money/707612 "2014-12-18T22:02:43Z")\
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**Post date:** [December 19, 2014, 6:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-single-payer-systems-lose-money/707612/21 "2014-12-19T18:34:07Z")

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> [@adaher](#):
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> Getting treated earlier depends on wait times though. And while one is waiting, they are more likely to need to take time off work, get disability, etc.

In the US, we’re able to reduce wait times by paying more for health care, and by counting the millions of people without insurance as “not waiting” because they’re not attempting to get any services, or get immediate treatment of some sort at the ER, with no waiting for followups, since there aren’t any.

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