The Torch’s News Editor Dan Hamilton will be ana­lyz­ing four sys­tems of health­care that are used in var­i­ous coun­tries around the world and see­ing what America can learn from them. Follow the arti­cles in the Opinions section.

September 30 – Introduction
October 7 – The Bismarck Model (France, Germany, Japan and oth­ers)
October 14 – The Beveridge Model (Great Britain, Italy, Spain and Scandinavia)
October 28 – The National Health Insurance Model (Canada)
November 4 – The Out-of-Pocket Model (The lower income coun­tries of the world)
November 11 – Conclusion. What can America learn from these?