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Single Payer Health Systems

rug

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13. I'm not so sure.

Reply to elleng (Reply #10)

Tue Mar 27, 2012, 08:49 PM

Mar 2012

A lot of the good components (e.g., eliminating denial based on pre-existing conditions) of this law are likely to have passed as free-standing bills. The question of single-payer would rise or fall on its own. Even if it failed a lot of good health legislation would exist.

Now, the whole edifice is teetering on the opinion of one man.

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Anybody following the Supreme Court arguments today? [View all] rug Mar 2012 OP

Yes, a 'few' of us! elleng Mar 2012 #1

What do you think? rug Mar 2012 #2

I think there's gonna be a lot of wasted speculation before the end of June... n/t PoliticAverse Mar 2012 #7

I think you are right. Firebrand Gary Mar 2012 #12

No bets; elleng Mar 2012 #8

Yes. Hepburn Mar 2012 #3

What about Sotomajor? CAPHAVOC Mar 2012 #4

I keep wondering what the political climate on health care would be like today if rug Mar 2012 #5

I know. CAPHAVOC Mar 2012 #6

Never has been. elleng Mar 2012 #11

I don't think single payer was ever likely to pass... In question is more PoliticAverse Mar 2012 #9

Single payer would never have happened, imo; elleng Mar 2012 #10

I'm not so sure. rug Mar 2012 #13

219 and 60. We got the best we could get. Kennah Mar 2012 #14

Looks to me like single payer is only going to happen state by state eridani Mar 2012 #15

Well that would be a good start. rug Mar 2012 #16

MA is an absolute disaster for actual sick people eridani Mar 2012 #17

Whereas.... murphyj87 Mar 2012 #18

+1000 n/t eridani Mar 2012 #19