Obamacare paves the way for single payer

[Alison H]

I was trying to describe this at our last Tues meeting but couldn't quite get the details right.

 

Obama just launched single-payer in America

 

Did you notice? Did you see what happened when everyone was complaining about a website? Single-payer got started in America.

Vermont is using authority granted under the Affordable Care Act to start a single-payer system. Most Americans still don't know what the phrase "single-payer" even means. It had little support in Congress in 2009 and Senate "Democrats" like Nelson and Lieberman even killed the public option. But, ACA had this sweet little provision that allowed states to set up a single-payer system and now people will see it in action.  Read more at http://www.dailykos.com/story/2013/11/24/1258135/-Obama-just-launched-single-payer-in-America?detail=email#

 

Actually this article's much better...

 

Vermont Approves Single-Payer Health Care: ‘Everybody in, nobody out’ http://www.occupydemocrats.com/vermont-makes-promise-people-video/

 

California next?

 

Alison

[Alison H]

Surely Mike's more immersed in this than I am, being a doc.

----- Forwarded Message -----
From: Michael Fischetti <drp...@hotmail.com>
To: "Alis...@pacbell.net" <alis...@pacbell.net>
Sent: Friday, November 29, 2013 10:08 PM
Subject: RE: Obamacare paves the way for single payer

single payer

now  50 % of all care and 60% of all costs for medical care is  single payer  funded by the feds thru 7 programs 
THAT HAVE ADMINISTRATIVE/PROFIT/ADVERTISING/BONUSES COSTs OF UNDER 8 %  AS OPPOSED TO PRIVATE INSURANCE WHERE THE NUMBER IS 27%

the big 7 are
medicare, medcaid, va, armed forces, government workers, indian health service and schip (kids)

with the expansion of medicaid and the new exchanges and with the progressive withdrawal of insurance companies from unprofitiable ventures and with businesses switching from employer provided to "workers you are on your own"

it is likely that within 3 years 60% - 65% of all care will be government funded and maybe 70-75% OF ALL COSTS LIKEWISE

slow transition

mike

 

Date: Tue, 26 Nov 2013 18:20:42 -0800
From: alis...@pacbell.net
Subject: Obamacare paves the way for single payer
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