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12. Then we're talking about a lot more than single-payer

Reply to Doctor_J (Reply #11)

Sun Nov 16, 2014, 10:09 PM

Nov 2014

We're talking about single-payer with an additional restriction making it illegal to provide a covered service for a covered person outside of the single payer system. That's a much, much bigger lift politically and you know that.

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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