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In reply to the discussion: Obamacare is not a disaster [View all]SidDithers
(44,228 posts)14. More like 40...
Tommy Douglas introduced an early form of single-payer in Saskatchewan in 1946. Federal Parliament passed the Canada Health Act in 1984.
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Some very smart, articulate person needs to compare what people NOW spend w/ insurance
loudsue
Nov 2013
#3
After the costs of adjudicating claims, etc., at best there is roughly 10% for risk and profits
Hoyt
Nov 2013
#51
if the eventual goal is getting them out of the system, then locking them in is
Doctor_J
Nov 2013
#56
As folks pointed out, it took 40+ years to get there and there were no Republican obstructionists.
Hoyt
Nov 2013
#57
Nah, it is not the start of a real plan. Don't let wishful thinking make you dumb
Doctor_J
Nov 2013
#6
Canada never had a trillion-dollar private insurance industry that owned the government
Doctor_J
Nov 2013
#22
It looks like Vermont will also have universal coverage with premiums based on income
Major Nikon
Nov 2013
#31
I'm skeptical this will ever turn into universal single payer medical care
KentuckyWoman
Nov 2013
#15
So in 50 years we might get Big Insurance out of the death business? And that's good?
Doctor_J
Nov 2013
#46
That link makes it pretty clear that PNHP thinks ACA is nothing like health care
Doctor_J
Nov 2013
#19
yes, it does. But, IMHO, the ACA (as written) is better than the former system
wyldwolf
Nov 2013
#20
Fewer Americans are shit out of luck, but it is not a step toward cutting off the insurance
Doctor_J
Nov 2013
#48
Medicare had it's kinks, too, when it first was implemented. Look at it now.
demosincebirth
Nov 2013
#27
Yep, 30% of beneficiaries choose insurance company Medicare Advantage Plans, all drugs are
Hoyt
Nov 2013
#53
The ACA is AWESOME for early retirees and people that can qualify for expanded Medicaid.
kelly1mm
Nov 2013
#40