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2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: Clinton Democrats Claim To Support Health Care As A Right, But Oppose Universal Healthcare [View all]DanTex
(20,709 posts)21. The very article you posted points out that the platform endorses health care as a right.
Apparently, whoever wrote the article doesn't understand that "single payer" and "universal healthcare" are not the same thing. Which is a very basic mistake, and betrays a total ignorance of healthcare policy. With that level of reporting, it's no wonder Common Dreams is going broke.
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Scuba
Jun 2016
OP
No it was the heritage foundation care first, until Mutt Romney got it passed in Massachusetts.
JRLeft
Jun 2016
#37
No, they don't say that. You're inferring that and seem to be trying to discredit the nurses.
Scuba
Jun 2016
#17
Where do they say Hillary voted against universal health care? Please provide a link.
Scuba
Jun 2016
#22
I sometimes wonder if people who advocate for "single payer" really know what it is.
George II
Jun 2016
#48
I did not write the headline, which is the only incidence of "universal healthcare" being used.
Scuba
Jun 2016
#47
It's going to happen at the state level. Colorado is voting an a single-payer referendum in November
Chathamization
Jun 2016
#4
Hillary is, and always has been, in favor of universal healthcare. This whole article is a lie.
DanTex
Jun 2016
#5
The very article you posted points out that the platform endorses health care as a right.
DanTex
Jun 2016
#21
"Single-payer," "universal healthcare" and "Medicare for All" are used interchangably by ...
Scuba
Jun 2016
#28
Nobody with a clue uses "single-payer" and "universal healthcare" interchangeably. Nobody.
DanTex
Jun 2016
#36
They may be used interchangeably by many, but they're not actually interchangeable.
Lord Magus
Jun 2016
#38
Bee-Ess article! People voted for HRC's Platform on Healthcare to build on Obamacare
Her Sister
Jun 2016
#11
We can get universal coverage without single-payer. It's a false dichotomy.
CrowCityDem
Jun 2016
#13
I've never heard anyone articulate what "building on Obamacare" is supposed to mean.
Scuba
Jun 2016
#18