Single Payer Health Systems

stopbush

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5. Correct. Why should Americans pay monthly premiums to insurance companies

Mon Mar 24, 2014, 01:00 PM

Mar 2014

when most people seldom use their health care?

People carry insurance to guard against a catastrophic illness or accident. That might easily cost a family $12,000 a year. The "freebies" associated with holding such insurance policies are insignificant in cost compared to the premiums paid over the year.

Paying for healthcare through the tax system makes sense. Those who need the most care get it. Those who don't need that much care don't pay ridiculous premiums and they cost the government little if anything.

The profit incentive needs to come out of the healthcare system in this country.

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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