More evidence.

According to the WHO Committee on Social Determinants of Health:

In middle-income countries, higher levels of commercialization are systematically associated with worse and more unequal health-care access and health outcomes (HSKN, 2007). In low-income settings, unregulated fee-forservice commercialization is particularly damaging to health outcomes. In terms of health equity, publicly financed health care, regardless of ability to pay, is the preferred policy option. (See Chapters 9 and 11: Universal Health Care; Fair Financing). http://www.who.int/social_determinants/final_report/csdh_finalreport_2008.pdf Chapter 12″

Jonathon Tomlinson
GP Hackney, London