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All other Developed Countries have implemented Single-Payer Health Insurance!!! “If the universal coverage and single-payer features of the Canadian system were applied in the United States, the savings in administrative cost alone would be more than enough to finance insurance coverage for the millions of Americans who are currently uninsured.” (Canadian Health Insurance: Lessons for the United States / Government Accountability Office (GAO)) "... Massachusetts ... require all residents to buy health insurance." "Just a year after ... The New York Times reported, state insurers were already jacking up rates to twice the national average." (Universal coverage? First, look at the disaster in Massachusetts / Washington Examiner) "Nearly two out of three bankruptcies stem from medical bills, and even people with health insurance face financial disaster if they experience a serious illness, a new study shows." (Medical Bills Cause Most Bankruptcies / NY Times) "... Angell attacks major pharmaceutical industry -- whose top ten companies make more in profits than the rest of the Fortune 500 combined..." (The Truth About Drug Companies / Mother Jones) "Wall Street analysts described the $80 billion giveback as a "good deal" for pharmaceutical companies ..." "'It will ultimately discourage patients ... from switching to generics ...'" (For Drug Makers, Concessions Have Bright Side / Wall Street Journal) |
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Rather...--virtually all other developed countries have Single-Payer--the Swiss and the Danes have a single-universal-rate for everyone... Perhaps a $50 deductible after an annual check-up is just what the doctor ordered. Paid over ten years that's about $1 per month... That's the thing—Massachusetts-Mandatory-Coverage translates into both higher rates & longer waits!!!
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...Offering people the choice of a private policy is supposed to undercut Single-Payer, but there's too many people in the USA for that to matter very much... ...One argument is: Who'd want to spend 8 years + residency becoming a Doctor, when you'd only make peanuts, where others are making much more with much less effort... On the other hand, implement Single-Payer with a $50 deductible, then the Kid In The Candy Store could afford to pay a Doctor, say, $175K, plus the deductible would keep the work load lighter... |
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