Vermont Governor Peter Shumlin Moves to Create Single-Payer Healthcare 1 of 2

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Vermont Governor Peter Shumlin Moves to Create Single-Payer Healthcare 2 of 2

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As the House votes to repeal President Obama's healthcare reform bill, the state of Vermont is taking matters into its own hands. We speak with Vermont Governor Peter Shumlin, who is leading efforts to create a single-payer healthcare system in the state. He was voted into office after making single-payer a cornerstone of his campaign. "If Vermont can get this right, the other states will follow," Shumlin says.

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[PoliticAverse]

1. It's not really 'single payer'...

as the proposal leaves Medicare and Medicaid separate.