Vermont House Passes Single Payer Health Plan Bill

Started by jimmy olsen, March 25, 2011, 09:27:45 PM

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MadImmortalMan

#45
March 28, 2011, 02:21:13 PM
What's the reasoning? Why not let him do both?
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Caliga

#46
March 28, 2011, 02:23:30 PM
Possibility of fraud?
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Maximus

#47
March 28, 2011, 02:24:53 PM
Because that would be "TWO-TIERED HEALTHCARE!!!". It's not like the healthcare debate in Canada is any more reasoned than here. They're just approaching it from a different direction.

Eddie Teach

#48
March 28, 2011, 02:30:50 PM
Quote from: MadImmortalMan on March 28, 2011, 01:33:48 PM
What prevents them from going to Canada or the UK now?

Immigration laws?
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viper37

#49
March 28, 2011, 03:46:31 PM
Quote from: MadImmortalMan on March 28, 2011, 02:21:13 PM
What's the reasoning? Why not let him do both?
It's a Federal law voted by the Liberal Party of Canada, under Pierre-Elliot Trudeau, in the 70s.  Pierre-Elliot Trudeau was a good friend of Fidel Castro.  There's your reasoning.

Several fringe movements tried to have the law modified, but the Liberal party was always opposed to it.

I personally think the Conservatives are just waiting to be asked about this by a provincial political party.

It's silly, and it's actually increasing the shortage of doctors.

The original reasoning was that if doctors were allowed to practice in the private, they would desert the public, only do a minimum of work if any and it would harm our dead public health care system.  Insert random threat about becoming just like the US, and you have a good description of our political debates on health care issues.



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MadImmortalMan

#50
March 28, 2011, 03:59:39 PM
That wouldn't happen because the public system is the biggest source of customers. It can't be ignored.
"Stability is destabilizing." --Hyman Minsky

"Complacency can be a self-denying prophecy."
"We have nothing to fear but lack of fear itself." --Larry Summers

KRonn

#51
March 30, 2011, 01:26:47 PM
Coincidentally, this week the Mass Inspector General office came out with a report that the State's free care was being given to those not qualifying - wealthy, or who ever. The law is too lax; doesn't check.

Then another report that said other state residents were coming to Mass for the free care. The care is supposed to be for residents only. People from all over - Texas, New Hampshire, etc coming here.

Lol... Try not to follow the Mass plan too closely, for the states that want to implement their own plan.

At first I was cautiously optimistic about this plan, and it still may get fixed, but so far it's really up in the air as to whether the plan is good or not, even if the above issues weren't there.

Darth Wagtaros

#52
March 30, 2011, 05:58:25 PM
Its already costing us megabucks. 
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