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In reply to the discussion: The cost of single payer .... the math at my house. [View all]one_voice
(20,043 posts)a better idea. First it would sound better when trying to sell it rather than an additional tax. It could be like the medicaid system as opposed to the medicare system.
The poor and elderly wouldn't pay anything. Everyone else would pay according to a scale. Instead of the taxes that now go to medicare it would go into this pool as well. That would have to be worked out.
I'd want to see; a tired rx plan something like $10, $15, $25 doc visits $20 specialists $30 and so on.
Pharm companies couldn't be allowed to run rough shot with these costs. It's asinine. Drugs here cost far more than any other country. Sometimes they're a head of us in r&d and implementation.
Here's an example. I read about a new treatment for hair loss, they use your own blood platelets to re-grow hair. They've been doing it overseas for a bit. The cost in US dollars was like 400. Now it's here. Of course ins doesn't cover it--the cost here, $1600. One treatment using your own blood platelets. Why would it costs so much here.
Our **costs** are outrageous. It's not just about implementing decent healthcare; we need get the costs under control. imo.
Of course these are just some rough off the top of my head ideas and I'm sure there are better ones out there.