Reply #139: Not as good as some might think...pretty bad possibly... [View All]

[maryf]

Notes from a doctor I know (single payer supporter!)

"The proposals under consideration by the White House and the Congress,
with and without a "public option" (which even now has yet to be
defined!) will not improve our health care predicament and may well
make things worse.

Criminalizing the uninsured ($1000 fine if you don't buy insurance),
subsidizing private health insurance premiums with tax dollars, taxing
health benefits, incentivizing employers to drop health coverage
(modest charge per employee), cutting Medicaid and Medicare
reimbursements to hospitals and providers -- these are packaged as
"reform." These will not make health care any more affordable, will
leave tens of millions uninsured, will not improve quality and will
likely worsen disparities."

Single Payer is really the only way to go, take the profit out of health care!!