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Single Payer Health Systems

Shagbark Hickory

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7. Wait til the residents of Vermont find out their proposed single payer system is also

Reply to limpyhobbler (Original post)

Sat Nov 10, 2012, 12:00 PM

Nov 2012

contracted out to the cartels.

Never the less, as long as the patient didn't have to actually deal with the private insurance cos or their bullshit, and as long as they were not rationing care for profit, I could probably live with that.

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“New Public Option” Not a Public Option [View all] limpyhobbler Oct 2012 OP

I suspect anything from firedoglake about Obama. Zen Democrat Oct 2012 #1

So, insurance with free preventative care, non-profit/MLR requirements, no coverage caps, BenzoDia Oct 2012 #2

At least he is not lying to people by saying the health plan has a public option. limpyhobbler Oct 2012 #3

Medicare is contracted out Recursion Oct 2012 #4

I always thought that was the difference between Original Medicare vs. Medicare Advantage ? limpyhobbler Oct 2012 #5

It's the provisioning that's contracted Recursion Oct 2012 #6

Wait til the residents of Vermont find out their proposed single payer system is also Shagbark Hickory Nov 2012 #7

It has to be! (fake single payer, that is) Shhhh!!! (Secret!) Baobab Mar 2016 #10

Advantages of a True Public Option not the The Plan preventivePhD Nov 2012 #8

TPP, TiSA and 1995 WTO_GATS trade deals all block single payer, an important set of facts-hidden Baobab Feb 2016 #9