Reply #89: Gosh, your nice. Yes there is, yes I know it means mandating one public plan to cover all.

[Sunnyshine]

Option refers to having a choice- as I hope we do- to fund a national public plan vs only being able to buy private insurance.

A majority of Americans do support the creation of a National Health Plan.
"59% say the government should provide national health insurance,
including 49% who say such insurance should cover all medical problems."
http://www.cbsnews.com/htdocs/pdf/SunMo_poll_0209.pdf

Single-payer health care is a term used in the United States to describe the payment of providers from a single fund. We already have nearly a single payer system with Medicare. I would like to be able to participate if I had that option. It would be easy to accomplish, because it would include anyone with a social security card. If you don't participate, or are not a citizen, or do not qualify for public plan- you can still buy insurance- similar to Canada. Many will buy improved, affordable, and openly accountable private insurance.

Most countries use a hybrid system, but the majority of their people still rely solely upon public plan.
The magic is, single payer encourages providers to compete based on the quality of care...not numbers.

Vets, Soldiers, Medicare, Unions, Firefighters, Uninsured workers, Nurses, Families- so many of these hard working people have been bankrupted by astronomical health cost. All these Americans want to combine our purchasing power and join forces to make a Universal Health Plan that delivers higher quality care at lower cost. What is so bad about the idea that WE stand up for ourselves and stop allowing private for profit insurance/HMO's to dictate to us how to acquire care and decisions re: our health and treatments.

We must liberate ourselves from the chains of the North American system. Their profiteering is purposely interfering with PTs and DRs.

I am tired of seeing American's being bullied by this terribly abusive system- and people die, or go broke fighting to pay bills related to living and dying. Single payer eliminates this waste and greed. Guess what? The cost and care are so improved, that it reduces the excessive number of middle man insurers. In study after study- countries realized the results were broad reaching and a positive way to improve health care primarily for the public good overall, but it also cleans up the private sector as well.

I am not manipulating anyone. I think you are just trying to scare people against what we advocate.
Weird, cuz most in the medical community agree with me. We work in Health care...go figure!

Congress said they want to make a "uniquely American solution" out of this.
If they want us to succeed- they better include a public option for all.
Single payer will rescue our majority working class and save our economy!

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