As the U.S. continues to debate how to deliver affordable health care to all Americans, it’s worth exploring the systems in other countries. Some, like New Zealand, have a "single-payer" system in which the government uses tax money to provide coverage.

To understand how a single-payer system works for people who need care, Shanoor speaks with Robin Gauld, a professor of health policy at the University of Otago Medical School, in New Zealand.

Robin explains how New Zealand handles wait times, the health care disparities between indigenous and non-indigenous people, and why a third of New Zealanders carry private insurance in addition to their public coverage.

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