88% of people in Finland are happy with their nation's famous free health care system. Here's what other countries can learn -- even though it faces challenges of its own:
In his search for examples of a more equitable society, Bernie Sanders has long looked north ... to Northern Europe, that is.
The"Nordic model" consists of strong welfare states funded by relatively high levels of taxation, which enable governments to provide high-quality education and health care for all. Sanders, an independent US senator from Vermont who's a candidate for the 2020 Democratic presidential nomination, says the United States could learn from this.
— Bernie Sanders March 6, 2019 But Finland's 130-year-old health care system does have a lot going for it. Not only is the vast majority of the population -- 88% -- happy with the system, its virtually free care for all means that no Finn has ever been in the red because of medical costs alone . As Finnish journalist Anu Partenen points out, you can't plan for sickness like you can for college fees or a new car.
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