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Ron Green

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7. The VA healthcare "problem" was mostly a lie.

Reply to hootinholler (Reply #6)

Sat Nov 15, 2014, 05:03 PM

Nov 2014

On the front page in May, by September it was on page 31 that most of the story was overblown, if not lies.

The VA system is largely the MODEL for how efficient, coordinated and science-based the US system ought to be.

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Single-Payer... [View all] Playinghardball Nov 2014 OP

Great! Now convince people who don't hang out at a Democratic activism blog... brooklynite Nov 2014 #1

I was talking with a friend a couple of days ago. LWolf Nov 2014 #2

the reason this has never happened is because of Southern Racists librechik Nov 2014 #3

Having health care data in one place will give us a lot more: Vox Moi Nov 2014 #4

What's more, keeping us healthy is in the national interest RufusTFirefly Nov 2014 #5

It also fixes the VA healthcare problems. n/t hootinholler Nov 2014 #6

The VA healthcare "problem" was mostly a lie. Ron Green Nov 2014 #7

Sorry, the off the books waitlists were factual hootinholler Nov 2014 #8

Can you see "any doctor you want" with Medicare? (nt) Recursion Nov 2014 #9

you could if that's what we all had. Doctor_J Nov 2014 #11

Then we're talking about a lot more than single-payer Recursion Nov 2014 #12

I got six bills for a recent routine procedure Doctor_J Nov 2014 #10

It's cheaper to pay cash if you got it. L0oniX Nov 2014 #13