The three defining features Universal,single payer insurance: All citizens receive insurance from government, financed by taxes and not premiums Public health care provision: Hospital and clinics run by the government Free care Care provided for free at government hospitals Free at the point of care Some exceptions for prescriptions drugs,eye care, and dentistry Bhattacharya,Hyde and Tu-HealthEconomicsBhattacharya, Hyde and Tu – Health Economics The three defining features  Universal, single payer insurance:  All citizens receive insurance from government, financed by taxes and not premiums  Public health care provision:  Hospital and clinics run by the government  Free care  Care provided for free at government hospitals  Free at the point of care  Some exceptions for prescriptions drugs, eye care, and dentistry