This was originally a conservative approach. The two major alternatives to it are much further removed from the marketplace: a “single payer” system, as in Canada (or America’s Medicare system for the elderly), with the government providing health insurance, or “socialized medicine,” as in the United Kingdom (or the US Veterans Health Administration), with the government providing health care directly.
这原本是个保守的方法。相比之下另外两个主要的替代方案都离市场更远：一个“单一付款人”体系，比如加拿大（或者美国的长者医疗体系），由政府提供医疗保险；或者是“公费医疗”，比如英国（或者美国退伍军人卫生署），由政政府直接提供医疗保障。