Chapter 3.F: National Health Insurance

Here is detailed information about the health care systems in dozens of foreign countries:

http://www.euro.who.int/en/who-we-are/partners/observatory

http://www.commonwealthfund.org/Topics/International-Health-Policy-2009.aspx

http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=91972152 

http://www.pnhp.org/single_payer_resources/international_resources.php

A good place to explore how managed competition works is the web site for federal employees.

See also this new website created by the federal government as part of health care reform: http://www.healthcare.gov/  

For updates on the Affordable Care Act, see Chapter 9.A (or 3.A)