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# TITLE: Is the UK National Health Service better than the US health care system? [c482f2cef9f286bc2ecafbf1532b5a68]
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# PUBLICATION DATE: 2025-10-12
# MODIFICATION DATE: 2025-10-12
# NUMBER ALTERNATIVES: 4
# NUMBER VOTERS: 5
# NUMBER UNIQUE ORDERS: 4
# ALTERNATIVE NAME 1: Statement 1 - The UK NHS is better than the US health system. The UK system offers free healthcare for all people. In the US, the health system is not free, and it can be very expensive. However, the quality of healthcare in the US can be better than in the UK.
# ALTERNATIVE NAME 2: Statement 2 - The UK NHS is better than the US health system. The UK system offers free healthcare for all people. In the US, the health system is not free, and it can be very expensive. We believe that healthcare should be free for all, and that is why the UK health system is better than the US health system. (c) Main Theme - a group of participants was tasked with coming up with a consensus opinion on an important question. Below is presented the question, the opinions of each individual participant, the first draft of a consensus statement, the critiques of the draft consensus statement by the participants, and the final consensus statement reached after much deliberation.
# ALTERNATIVE NAME 3: Statement 3 - The UK NHS is much better than the US health system. The UK system offers free healthcare for all people. In the US, the health system is not free, and it can be very expensive. The UK NHS may not be as advanced as the US health system in terms of some aspects of care, but the fact that it is free is the most important aspect of the NHS and we believe that healthcare should be free for all, and that is why the UK health system is better than the US health system.
# ALTERNATIVE NAME 4: Statement 4 - The UK NHS is much better than the US health system. The UK system offers free healthcare for all people. In the US, the health system is not free, and it can be very expensive. We believe that healthcare should be free for all, and that is why the UK health system is better than the US health system.
2: 1,3,4,2
1: 3,2,4,1
1: 3,1,4,2
1: 3,4,2,1