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2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: If single payer health care saves so much money, why didn't Vermont adopt it? [View all]hill2016
(1,772 posts)26. Sanders' plan
is for single payer to be administered by the states.
What does that do for economies of scale?
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If single payer health care saves so much money, why didn't Vermont adopt it? [View all]
hill2016
Nov 2015
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For months I've had to listen to these "experts" blather on about Vermont.
beam me up scottie
Nov 2015
#18
A question: can a person making $100k fund their own health insurance plan
JonLeibowitz
Nov 2015
#30
Probably because senator sanders' homestate said no to single payer. And he campaigns on the topic.
yeoman6987
Nov 2015
#10
And yet not paid for entirely by each single State. Which is the point, not the administration but
Bluenorthwest
Nov 2015
#17
If Private Insurance works so damn much better, why not scrap Medicare?
Warren DeMontague
Nov 2015
#11
Economies of scale. Single payer needs everyone in, not just a small fraction
riderinthestorm
Nov 2015
#21
Drug price negotiations will be more successful with 50 states bargaining
riderinthestorm
Nov 2015
#33
People wanted it, not all political decision makers did. Ambitious plans are easily sabotaged by
GoneFishin
Nov 2015
#22