Myth #3: “We should copy other countries and adopt a social insurance model”

Myth #3: “We should copy other countries and adopt a social insurance model” One solution often proposed for the NHS’s problems is to change how it is funded, and move instead to a social insurance model. In the latest in his series of mythbusting commentaries, Nigel Edwards describes why such a move in the UK would be unlikely to provide most of the benefits that its advocates hope for. Nuffield Trust