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23. Bill Clinton: universal health coverage saves money

Fri Jan 15, 2016, 03:22 AM

Jan 2016

http://www.reuters.com/article/us-healthcare-clinton-idUSTRE7566U520110607

Former President Bill Clinton said the United States could save more than $1 trillion a year by adopting any other advanced nation's healthcare system.

He also said there are important advances included in President Obama's healthcare reforms and urged that it be improved upon rather than repealed.

"Our healthcare system has gotten all out of whack," Clinton said in a speech on Tuesday at the Jefferies Global Healthcare Conference, stressing the need to bring inflation in healthcare costs back in line with economic inflation.

Clinton said Canada and the European countries that have universal health coverage for their citizens spend a smaller percentage of their gross domestic product on healthcare than the United States does.

"Germany and France, with what is considered the most effective systems in the world in terms of universal coverage and quality of treatment, they spend 10 percent. Canada spends 10.5 percent," Clinton said.

"The United States spends 17.2 percent without having universal coverage," Clinton said.

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81% of Democrats Support Single Payer, as well as 58% of all Americans [View all] eridani Jan 2016 OP

You'd think we could get at least one state to test drive single payer. NobodyHere Jan 2016 #1

That is what will have to happen eridani Jan 2016 #2

The insurance industry moochers don't want a test drive. They do not want single payer. Enthusiast Jan 2016 #4

It's a ballot referendum in Colorado this upcoming election. Nuclear Unicorn Jan 2016 #8

We don't need a test drive pengu Jan 2016 #9

you are SO right renate Jan 2016 #25

Kicked and recommended! This post should have a bazillion of recommendations! Enthusiast Jan 2016 #3

Kick and R BeanMusical Jan 2016 #5

K&R Mbrow Jan 2016 #6

it's too hard. not enough votes. why try. yada yada. KG Jan 2016 #7

"If it isn't easy, don't try" pengu Jan 2016 #10

"Trying is the first step towards failure" neverforget Jan 2016 #17

There's people on DU that say it wouldn't be affordable even if it were possible. HughBeaumont Jan 2016 #18

Is there any advantage to single payer over medicare for all? n/t discntnt_irny_srcsm Jan 2016 #11

I think they're pretty much the same thing. elias49 Jan 2016 #12

My understanding is that single payer... discntnt_irny_srcsm Jan 2016 #14

There's multiple ways to do single-payer. jeff47 Jan 2016 #22

"Single payer" is the concept. "Medicare for all" would be a likely vehicle, and winter is coming Jan 2016 #13

My preference is for a true socialized system. discntnt_irny_srcsm Jan 2016 #15

That would be my preference also, and should be part of the debate as we move to single payer. n/t winter is coming Jan 2016 #16

The insurance lobby is among the most powerful discntnt_irny_srcsm Jan 2016 #19

Obamacare improved the lives of some Americans without healthcare. It killed single payer Doctor_J Jan 2016 #20

yeah, the 'uniquely american' solution. massive profits for corps at the expense of working class. KG Jan 2016 #21

Bill Clinton: universal health coverage saves money eridani Jan 2016 #23

Single payer is one way of many to achieve universal health coverage Recursion Jan 2016 #24

No--the reason for using Canada as a model is that their provices are very much like-- eridani Jan 2016 #26

Look at Kentucky and say that again with a straight face. (nt) Recursion Jan 2016 #27

Fuck Kentucky. In the blue northwest, I don't want to wait for shitholes to catch up. eridani Jan 2016 #28

Oh, all that shit you Northwesterners keep talking about doing but not making happen? Recursion Jan 2016 #29

Isn't it nice that marriage equality and MJ legalization sdvocates refused-- eridani Jan 2016 #30