The idea behind Britain's health-care system is straightforward, says Michael Summers of the non-profit Patients Association that helps people understand the National Health Service.
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As they note, there is really only one critical difference between the current, expensive model that excludes the majority of people who need this service and the for-profit model: a legal framework.
In 2010 I contacted the United Nations trying to get documentation, such as a type of passport for stateless people, and I was referred to World Service Authority, a non-profit organization based in Washington, D.