Category Archives: Single Payer

Good Questions

Posted on December 21, 2009 by Matt Osborne

Share the post “Good Questions”FacebookTwitterGoogle+PinterestLinkedInDiggStumbleUponE-mail As per your argument about single payer being something that needs to be created “out of whole cloth,” you’re simply wrong. We have a single payer system that already has rules. It is called Medicare. … Continue reading →

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A Public Option is Just the Beginning

Posted on November 20, 2009 by Matt Osborne

Share the post “A Public Option is Just the Beginning”FacebookTwitterGoogle+PinterestLinkedInDiggStumbleUponE-mailBob Cesca nails it: And I hate to say it, but when this thing is finally signed by the president, our work has only just begun. From there, there needs to … Continue reading →

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The Road to Single-Payer

Posted on July 11, 2009 by Matt Osborne

Share the post “The Road to Single-Payer”FacebookTwitterGoogle+PinterestLinkedInDiggStumbleUponE-mailExpanding a bit on yesterday’s post, I’d like to lay out the path to single-payer and explain the reasons why single-payer can’t be put into effect quickly. First comes this PDF chart from 2007, … Continue reading →

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The Single Payer Option

Posted on July 10, 2009 by Matt Osborne

Share the post “The Single Payer Option”FacebookTwitterGoogle+PinterestLinkedInDiggStumbleUponE-mailTo get single-payer, Congress would have to start over. That is absolutely not about to happen. To install single-payer right now would have a disastrous effect on the insurance industry. And while none of … Continue reading →

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