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mother earth

(6,002 posts)
Mon Dec 17, 2012, 11:55 AM Dec 2012

Why not go to single payer to aid in "entitlement" cuts? It seems to me that we know it would [View all]

actually reign in spending for all medical costs. So if we are truly interested in cutting so called "entitlement" spending, why not make single payer the prerequisite?

I wonder if any studies have been done to facilitate this or investigate what truly could be the ultimate tool to end wasteful spending for Medicaid, Medicare and now, health care reform in general.

Any thoughts?

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