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Single Payer Health Systems

alc

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4. it's not the "single" aspect but the government aspect

Reply to Pterodactyl (Original post)

Mon Mar 24, 2014, 12:35 PM

Mar 2014

Things would probably not be better if the ACA said everyone has to get a Blue Cross policy (or pick your favorite private provider). Things would be better if the government said everyone pays taxes and from those taxes the government will pay health CARE costs for everyone. No insurance involved, just everyone receives health care.

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Why is single payer better than multiple payers? [View all] Pterodactyl Mar 2014 OP

single payer takes away the 3rd party profit incentive.. hlthe2b Mar 2014 #1

Even a multi-payer system can be not-for-profit. subterranean Mar 2014 #7

Yes.. didn't say it couldn't but single payer is definitely NFP and surely no multi-payer system hlthe2b Mar 2014 #8

Ask these docs........ PumpkinAle Mar 2014 #2

Well … you need to back up a little. Vox Moi Mar 2014 #3

Hmm. So why wouldn't we have single payer for other things, such as cars? Pterodactyl Mar 2014 #6

Humm … how about single payer for all car maintenance? Vox Moi Mar 2014 #9

Car maintenance makes sense, but why not car ownership? Pterodactyl Mar 2014 #10

it's not the "single" aspect but the government aspect alc Mar 2014 #4

Correct. Why should Americans pay monthly premiums to insurance companies stopbush Mar 2014 #5

And food. Why not single payer for food? Pterodactyl Apr 2014 #11

And housing. We should have single payer for housing. Pterodactyl Apr 2014 #12

Single payer covers everyone, regardless of income murphyj87 Apr 2014 #13