M4A: Is there anyone who would rather pay a higher premium versus a lower tax?

[Hoyt]

59. Actually, there will be a number of well-off people willing to pay more not to be in the same

system most of us will have.

In fact, I'll bet 20% or more will opt for higher cost, concierge type care to go to select professional providers and hospitals. There are Medicare beneficiaries right now, who go to doctors who have dropped out of Medicare. These patients keep there Medicare coverage in case that get really sick (ie, expensively sick).

That's going to be another issue that will have to be dealt with in implementing a single payer system.

Please note, I am not for this -- because it will siphon off physicians, etc., who are perceived as higher quality -- but I bet it will be found unconstitutional to force people into a public system.