Vermont Democrats Go South On Single Payer
Vermont
is the only state with universal single-payer health coverage for its residents.
James Fallows in The Atlantic, April, 2014
For nearly four years, Vermont Governor Peter Shumlin has been basking in the glow of press accolades like the one above.
Unfortunately, what was often misreported nationally as a done deal was far from it, in Montpelier, the states capital.
Top Democrats in the legislature were, in reality, not enthusiastic about providing tax-supported universal coverage. Shumlins postponement of key financing decisions until after his re-election this fall reflected his own ambivalence about the cost and complexity of the project.
On Wednesday, December 17, the governor called a statehouse press conference to make a major announcement. That turned out to be good news for single payer foes locally and nationallyand bad news for campaigners to make health care a human right.
http://www.counterpunch.org/2014/12/19/vermont-democrats-go-south-on-single-payer/
geek tragedy
(68,868 posts)considered serious.
vi5
(13,305 posts)"additional revenue" which means taxes, which means the overgrown spoiled children of this country will never accept it as an option.
ellenrr
(3,864 posts)so exponential.
coupled with the middle class falling into the low-income class.
eventually people may see the necessity.
unfortunately, they have the media, which convince them to act (and vote) against their own best interests.
Doctor_J
(36,392 posts)for at least another 50 years now. The window for getting them out closed when the president signed heritage care into law. My advice is to buy stocks in the death industry. Then at least a few pennies of what they steal from you will be recovered. Maybe suck up to a healthcare CEO, spend some time on one of his boats. And maybe think about not voting for a "private sector solution" person for president next time.