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nationalize the fed

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16. Funny how people always seem to forget

Sun Apr 24, 2016, 08:31 AM

Apr 2016

the role that Max Baucus (D-Insurance) played. You know, having Single Payer Advocates arrested on Capitol Hill at a hearing. It's disgraceful. You can't begin to fix a problem until you identify it.

Baucus's Raucous Caucus: Doctors, Nurses and Activists Arrested Again for Protesting Exclusion of Single-Payer Advocates at Senate Hearing on Healthcare

Advocates of single-payer universal healthcare — the system favored by most Americans — continue to protest their exclusion from discussions on healthcare reform. On Tuesday, five doctors, nurses and single-payer advocates were arrested at a Senate Finance Committee hearing, bringing the total number of arrests in less than a week to thirteen. We speak with two of those arrested: Single Payer Action founder Russell Mokhiber and Dr. Margaret Flowers of Physicians for a National Health Program...
http://www.democracynow.org/2009/5/13/baucus_raucus_caucus_doctors_nurses_and

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Health insurance now costs $16,000 for average family [View all] eridani Apr 2016 OP

I am pretty curious astrophuss42 Apr 2016 #1

Most people will never be expensively sick, and therefore have no occasion-- eridani Apr 2016 #2

Opposite here astrophuss42 Apr 2016 #3

In every age demographic, 15% of that demographic accounts for 85% of health care costs eridani Apr 2016 #4

interesting yourpaljoey Apr 2016 #5

True...and in "universal coverage" systems, health professionals are paid much less. Sancho Apr 2016 #13

Closer to 2/3, and we overpay specialists and underpay Warren Stupidity Apr 2016 #15

Med school tuition is free or heavily subsidized elsewhere eridani Apr 2016 #17

If you like, there are studies that detail differences of support in different systems and the US Sancho Apr 2016 #18

Unfortunately, the debt comes WAY before total lifetime earnings eridani Apr 2016 #20

Life need not be that way yourpaljoey Apr 2016 #6

I have cancer annominous Apr 2016 #7

I'm sorry this is happening to you. AllyCat Apr 2016 #8

We did and single payer came close killed by Joe Lieberman. gordianot Apr 2016 #10

Funny how people always seem to forget nationalize the fed Apr 2016 #16

It's obscene a person with your health problems would have to continue to work to keep insurance. Vinca Apr 2016 #14

.... Dont call me Shirley Apr 2016 #22

Medicare for All, including dental, optical, hearing aids and mental health services. Scuba Apr 2016 #9

+a hundred quadrillion! Dont call me Shirley Apr 2016 #23

The deductables are figured... ConsiderThis_2016 Apr 2016 #11

We need to stop using leeches. JEB Apr 2016 #19

Health care costs My Good Babushka Apr 2016 #12

FUCK Healthcare for profit! Dont call me Shirley Apr 2016 #21

My husband is slowly Texasgal Apr 2016 #24