Can the Swiss teach the Americans a thing or two about health-care?

As Americans prepare for major surgery on an ailing health-care establishment, lawmakers and pundits say elements of the Swiss system could provide the tools.

With the world's only democratic, consumer-driven market and the right to choose from a vast array of providers, Switzerland's healthcare system strikes chords that are pleasing in the United States.

"The mix that Switzerland represents between private enterprise and general state regulations that make health care accessible to everyone is really an interesting example for the US," said Felix Gutzwiller, a Radical Party senator and head of Zurich University's department of public health. More...

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