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Originally Posted by saratogaman
We already have a low-cost, single-payer system health insurance system. It is about health insurance, individuals have freedom of choice in selecting providers, administrative costs average 4% vs. 14% for private insurance carriers -- it's called Medicare!
Let's simply expand coverage to people under 65, DUH!
There are no waiting lines in Canada (I have spoken with Canadian consumers and not listened to the crapola from the lobbyists and their radio acolytes). Canadians love the system, the freedom of choice and the low insurance rates.
What are we waiting for?
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Everytime when I am golfing and get paired up with Canadians I always ask them if they would trade their current health care system for ours. I know it's an unscientific poll but, to date, 100% emphatically say NO!
The above Medicare example is correct.
I would suspect that most who argue against universal coverage are all covered and quite comfortable.... and view the uninsured as a bunch of welfare losers looking for a free ride. Wrong--the majority of the uninsured are hard working Americans who make too much for medicaid, are too young for medicare and whose employer doesnt offer insurance. What do you recommend to provide health care for this group of people?????