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Originally Posted by pickleball119
Seems like a decent idea to me and the idea has been floating around for quite a while ( I think Bernie Sanders talked about it ).
Would like to start a discussion on this forum regarding that subject.
To my knowledge, many countries have it and it works.
Yes--I have heard horror stories about it and have heard it is NOT working in Canada. BUT--I have talked with Canadian citizens that are happy with it.
Seems to me like it would work a lot like medicare--and I don't have a problem with that.
Yes--it would be a "government run" program and I have heard the complaint calling it by that "bad name" of socialized medicine. I'm not sure socialized medicine is such a bad thing.
One thing I do know is that EVERY citizen SHOULD be covered by good health insurance.
My guess is I am going to hear from a lot of people
with different opinions--but it should be a learning experience for all of us.
I was recently told by a retired doctor that, in his opinion, it "is the way to go".
Your thoughts?
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Competition works. With single payer you have no competition. Also what Government program now being run by the Government runs efficiently at lowest cost levels? Chile has a single payer socialized medical system. Guess who uses it, those that cannot afford to buy their own. We will always have those that cannot afford the Health Insurance and we should take care of them when they really need the service. However lets try full competition across state lines first. Remember when was the last Government Run entity that was repealed after it was put into effect.