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Harrier
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In Vermont
Our friendly northern neighbors know all about single-payer health care, but for the uninitiated, here's a primer (from an admittedly biased source):
And from Wikipedia:
Vermont's governor, Peter Shumlin, campaigned for office on implementing single-payer health care. It has to jump through some hurdles because of existing US law (including Obamacare), but at this point none of that seems insurmountable. Vermont activists have been fighting for single-payer for a long time. There are also active campaigns for single-payer health care in California, Oregon, Pennsylvania, and New York, and there's at least some presence of the movement in every state in the USA.
I think it's pretty rad.
Every Vermonter could sign up for state-financed health insurance under a bill passed by the House on Thursday that would put the state on a path to a single-payer health care system by the middle of this decade.
"This bill takes our state one step closer to a system that ensures that all Vermonters have access to the care they deserve and contains costs," House Speaker Shap Smith said shortly after the House passed the bill 92-49.
The measure now goes to the Senate, where it is expected to pass, but with some possible changes.
Our friendly northern neighbors know all about single-payer health care, but for the uninitiated, here's a primer (from an admittedly biased source):
Single-payer is a term used to describe a type of financing system. It refers to one entity acting as administrator, or “payer.” In the case of health care, a single-payer system would be setup such that one entity—a government run organization—would collect all health care fees, and pay out all health care costs.
And from Wikipedia:
Single-payer health care is the financing of health care from a single insurance pool, which in all existing and proposed cases is government run. Under a single-payer system, universal health care for an entire population is financed from a pool to which many parties--employees, employers, the state--have contributed. Single-payer is a market in which one buyer faces many sellers (monopsony).
Vermont's governor, Peter Shumlin, campaigned for office on implementing single-payer health care. It has to jump through some hurdles because of existing US law (including Obamacare), but at this point none of that seems insurmountable. Vermont activists have been fighting for single-payer for a long time. There are also active campaigns for single-payer health care in California, Oregon, Pennsylvania, and New York, and there's at least some presence of the movement in every state in the USA.
I think it's pretty rad.
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Our single payer is called Medicare which is clearly listed as a section of your income tax. If you use it more than a specific amount you pay a little extra, and if you earn less than a specific amount you pay a little less.
Also individuals or familys are welcome to purchase additional health insurance which can be used to recieve care in more expensive "private" hospitals and can also contribute to things which medicare doesn't cover like dental, optical, physiotherapy etc etc or things which medicare only contributes part of the overall cost like specialist doctors, X-Rays or blood tests and the like etc etc
it's a great system.
Need some stuff designed or printed? I can help with that.
I thought this was going to be a video game thread.
Bother me on steam: kabbypan
As a rugged boot strap pulling American individual I can't stand by and let this happen.
To Arms!
I'm proposing a single-payer health care system in which all claims are paid by Ted Johnson of Beaver Creek Minnesota.
Good luck, Ted!
California will not because it is so broke.
I was making a joke :<
Electing Kasich doesn't make me think that is likely to happen so soon.
I've been away the entire year so I had no idea this was happening. Thanks a lot family and friends for keeping me informed on state politics (just kidding I'm the only person who follows our state's politics)
lol
Shumlin promised exactly this when he was running so I'm really impressed. So looking forward to his promised education reform next.
That is just like a fuckin' hippie, to vote where they live 3/4 of the year, instead of where they live during the other 1/4.
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Didn't Obama say "if you can come up with a health plan that meets the min reqs for the ACA on a state-level, that's fine with us."
I seem to remember that being a thing.
Medicare seems to work pretty well. Come to Australia!
Hah!
i am of the opinion that governmennt programs should benefit me personally or they are a waste of money