Why Doesn’t America have Single-Payer Health Insurance?
December 23rd, 2008 | by Rick |ForaTv asked:
Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2008/09/16/The_Future_of_Health_Care_The_Candidates_Plans Daniel Kessler and E. Richard Brown, Health Advisors to the John McCain and Barack Obama Presidential campaigns, respectively, discuss why neither candidate supports a single-payer insurance system for the United States. —– Health care is a major issue in the current presidential campaign. Candidates Barack Obama and John McCain have laid out very different visions, and each believes his plan is …
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25 Responses to “Why Doesn’t America have Single-Payer Health Insurance?”
By JESUS on Dec 25, 2008 | Reply
VITO
both perspectives are full of crap
By THEODORE on Dec 25, 2008 | Reply
ZACHERY
Health care is too important to be left in the hands of profit-seeking, bureaucratic middle-men insurance companies who stand between you and your doctor! Single payer does NOT mean “government controlled,” but rather paid from a single source. Instead of 1000 insurance companies negotiating with hospitals for different rates, how about ALL U.S. citizens together negotiating via our government. Health care decisions would still be solely between doctor and patient. Research it for yourself!
By ERICH on Dec 27, 2008 | Reply
CORY
Single-payer now!
By SANDY on Dec 30, 2008 | Reply
CEDRIC
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By RONNIE on Dec 31, 2008 | Reply
LAVERNE
Health innovations do no good to those Americans who are denied access to them! God help us if we care more about the profits of drug companies than the health of Americans. Let’s keep our priorities straight!
By GRADY on Jan 3, 2009 | Reply
LEOPOLDO
The Democrat guy was misleading too..as noted below, not a small minority but 2/3 of Americans are in favor when given clear choice in polls. The German, Canadian, etc, systems are different, but fact is: they are not that different: they ALL give basic coverage through public nonprofit system, instead of for-profit middleman between you and your Doctor.They exaggerate and lie about the “waiting” in Canada but forget the endless forms, red tape,and waiting for pre-approval,etc,in our sick system
By BOYD on Jan 5, 2009 | Reply
KEN
Funny. Notice the MaCcain fellow cited a poll asking people “are you ok with your present insurance?”..a very different question, after all, we’re all afraid of losing insurance and having something worse. But survey Americans about a public nonprofit insurance with free choice of Dr and not a “Small minority” but 60 to 70% have said yes, in polls for decades, as the talking heads surely know, but too embarrassing to ask if 2/3 want it, why don’t we have it? The 1993 plan was not single payer..
By LUTHER on Jan 7, 2009 | Reply
DEWAYNE
We don’t have single payer because we don’t want it!
Where do you think all the health innovations come from? Drug companies come up with new cures because they can make profits from them.
Think about incentives.
The rest of the world does not do as well with the health challenges we have. True prevention should be given a higher priority. But gutting initiative will not help, we will only get LONG WAITS and WORSE service. Study some history!
Thanks.
By SEYMOUR on Jan 8, 2009 | Reply
ANTON
The insurance industry has been relentless in its inaccurate portrayal of the Canadian single payer system. It is likely that this is because they know it represents a compelling and intelligent alternative to the costly non system that people are forced to experience today in the USA. The truth is, an affordable and workable system must have universal coverage, portability (it’s not tied to employment), affordability, and accessibility. Canadians support their system overwhelmingly.
By JERRY on Jan 11, 2009 | Reply
WESLEY
wow this is an easy question. because the health insurance industry won’t allow a single payer system.
By ALI on Jan 13, 2009 | Reply
BRANDON
How typical. The Democrat gives no answer and the Repulican gives a stupid answer.
By JAME on Jan 15, 2009 | Reply
CESAR
The MAJORITY of Americans want Single-Payer like Canada
and Nader is for it! Relying on the health care “industry” as
it is now, assures you’ll be considered a mere NUMBER!
18,000 Americans WILL DIE next year who lack access
to health care with our present health care “industry”!
47 Million Americans HAVE NO health care!
*Listen* to what Nader is saying in the video.
We The People want Single-Payer like Canada!
Vote Nader/Gonzalez 08!
By ADRIAN on Jan 18, 2009 | Reply
STEFAN
uhh wow this video has 2 be one of the Silliest and sexiest vids online. just like me!
By HUNG on Jan 21, 2009 | Reply
IAN
He gave a direct answer to the question. He answered why we shouldn’t expect a single-payer healthcare system in the near future. It was the Obama supporter that didn’t even answer the question and just went on a tangent with comparing our healthcare systems with other healthcare systems and conveniently coming to the conclusion that they’re all flawed.
By LESLIE on Jan 22, 2009 | Reply
ISAIAH
LeGioNoFZioN —- YOU still live on YOUR parents back …
Manshelle — NO problem ,, ASK any AMERICAN on the street are they satisfied with their HEALTH CARE ,… SEE how many will say YES ,…
By CARLO on Jan 23, 2009 | Reply
TOMMY
Wow, good memory. Thanks for the suggestion - we’ve posted the Giuliani clip as a video response to this one.
By GILBERTO on Jan 25, 2009 | Reply
JACOB
The second guy had no point and went on a bullshit rambling…
By TERENCE on Jan 25, 2009 | Reply
CYRIL
single payer system is not a sollution at least so far as we do it in Canada — the problem is education, universities and health care education are cost prohibitive to people working in general practise, as a result many of our most talented doctors now work in your country. don’t emulate Canada unless you are willing to deal with our mistakes as well.
By ANTONIO on Jan 28, 2009 | Reply
CAREY
Hi Aviomaster! I totally agree with your comments! Thank you
By EDWIN on Jan 30, 2009 | Reply
JOEL
There are much better ways to guarantee that everyone has access to healthcare than a single payer government monopoly. Ideally we could balance the benefits of market innovation and the signaling power of prices with access. High deductible insurance along with tax free health savings accounts work for many. Mandated community ratings would benefit others, including the moderately sick. Finally, have a state insurance program that does means testing for the poor, very poor and very sick.
By ERICK on Jan 30, 2009 | Reply
RICARDO
jojo808 — WHO is happy with USA HEALTH CARE … MAYBE 20% … of those who have it . MILLIONAIRES like this system . THAT is what is important .
By DARREN on Jan 31, 2009 | Reply
TRACY
— WE do not have , single PAYER … CAUSE some people got idea THEY can get extremely RICH on HEALTH CARE . .. THAT is the only reason … WHEREVER big money is involved it is privitised in USA … THE rest goes to GOVERMENT … **** USA .
By CLAY on Feb 2, 2009 | Reply
JOEY
nice video
By MILLARD on Feb 5, 2009 | Reply
MAYNARD
there’s another fora clip that has guiliani describing his views on market based healthcare reform.
it would make an excellent counter point to this clip.
By KENNITH on Feb 7, 2009 | Reply
GILBERT
I believe it.