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Myths About Canadian Health Care, Busted! (Original Post) Baobab Mar 2016 OP
I'm not sure Americans will take a single class health care system. anotherproletariat Mar 2016 #1
Who says a two tier system is bad MidwestTech Mar 2016 #2
I don't think it's bad, but don't think we can easily compare what we end up with here to Canada. anotherproletariat Mar 2016 #3
Pagers! (Single payer means no supplemental insurances, and no tiers) Baobab Mar 2016 #4
 

anotherproletariat

(1,446 posts)
1. I'm not sure Americans will take a single class health care system.
Tue Mar 22, 2016, 03:22 PM
Mar 2016

The health care industry will still survive by offering supplemental policies for those who don't want to wait in the same waiting room as everyone else. Like it or not, it's the American way.

MidwestTech

(170 posts)
2. Who says a two tier system is bad
Tue Mar 22, 2016, 04:22 PM
Mar 2016

I'm ok With there being a gold plate option.
The majority need a bottom they can't fall below
If you want to pay for topless nurses go right ahead!
I think you have that right.
The rest of us will wait... But it's usually a short one as most countries set up many small clinics as opposed to sending everyone to one big one.

 

anotherproletariat

(1,446 posts)
3. I don't think it's bad, but don't think we can easily compare what we end up with here to Canada.
Tue Mar 22, 2016, 04:34 PM
Mar 2016

And I'm sure it will be many more than two tiers.

Baobab

(4,667 posts)
4. Pagers! (Single payer means no supplemental insurances, and no tiers)
Tue Mar 22, 2016, 08:15 PM
Mar 2016

They could give everybody a pager when they check in at the desk. Then nobody will have to wait in the waiting room.

Single payer health care has to be single to work. Adding tiers breaks everything. That's why (somebody) spends a lot of money trying to confuse people on that specific issue.

With single payer, everybody is in, all doctors are in network. There are no tiers.

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