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eridani (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-27-09 05:33 AM Original message |
The difference between single payer and a public option/private hybrid |
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nosmokes (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-27-09 06:17 AM Response to Original message |
1. K&R!Great Post |
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caffefwee (475 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-28-09 07:35 PM Response to Reply #1 |
15. Health Kare Kick! |
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PHIMG (814 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-27-09 08:43 AM Response to Original message |
2. Shhhhh. You aren't allowed to talk negatively about the Public Option |
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sisters6 (351 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-27-09 09:41 AM Response to Reply #2 |
4. Blocking it one way to defeat reform--also "setting it up for Failture"--by DESIGN.... |
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eridani (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-27-09 11:07 PM Response to Reply #4 |
11. For basic, comprehensive care, private insurers SHOULD be driven out of business |
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nightrain (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-28-09 07:59 AM Response to Reply #4 |
13. yep, totally agree. Paul Starr knows healthcare!! |
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unblock (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-27-09 09:39 AM Response to Original message |
3. absent single-payer, private insurers have an incentive to cost healthcare costs HIGH |
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pnwmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-27-09 01:50 PM Response to Original message |
5. Why are you assuming that millions will remain uninsured under the public option? |
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eridani (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-27-09 10:56 PM Response to Reply #5 |
8. Because with private insurers continuing to drain money from the total pool of health care dollars-- |
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lindisfarne (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-27-09 01:52 PM Response to Original message |
6. France requires fairly high co-pays - 86% of the population buys supplemental insurance to help |
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eridani (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-27-09 10:58 PM Response to Reply #6 |
9. There is no such thing ANYWHERE in the developed world |
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lindisfarne (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-28-09 12:41 AM Response to Reply #9 |
12. But some regulation protects the consumer more than others.n/t |
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samrock (501 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-27-09 01:58 PM Response to Original message |
7. Wait a minute... |
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eridani (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-27-09 11:02 PM Response to Reply #7 |
10. In other words, building second class citizenship for the poor and the sick into the system |
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caffefwee (475 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-28-09 07:33 PM Response to Original message |
14. Health Kare Kick! |
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