Carrot vs Stick in Oz

Healthcare "Down Under" is a bit different than here; it's kind of an amalgam of public and private coverage.

(Come to think about it, maybe it's not so different, after all).

How they handle requiring folks to be insured is quite different.

How's that working out for them?


Hunh.

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