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IronLionZion

(51,416 posts)

4. The Mass legislature has some of the most liberal politicians in our country

Reply to Bandit (Reply #3)

Tue May 6, 2014, 06:25 PM

May 2014

Who care's whose idea it was? I think in some countries, the conservatives wanted single payer while the liberals wanted a more socialized system.

Check out the nonprofit insurance co-ops and mutual insurance companies. Also in some states, HMOs are required to be nonprofit. Nonprofits can compete with for profits on price and win. This is the alternative to the public option which was of course blocked by repubs.