So what ever happened to the USA getting better health care? I can't believe this is still an issue after all the talks last year about single payer but amazingly so many people are against it. I figure it all comes down to money.
You got it! During the talks the politicians wouldn't even let the leaders of the single-payer movement present their point of view at the committee meetings. The health insurance companies fight it tooth and nail, then you have so many folks here brainwashed into thinking anything to do with the government is Satanic - it is no wonder we didn't even get a public option here. But the reforms did have some small steps in the right direction like getting rid of pre-existing condition clauses, coverage under parents' health care up to age 26, etc... However, according to the following folks we still have a long way to go:
http://pnhp.org/news/2010/march/pro-single-payer-doctors-health-bill-leaves-23-million-uninsured
The government does not want to pay for everyone's health care. How would Single Payer work? Taxes like Canada?
Yep, in a short statement: "Medicare for all". Here is the long version:
http://www.pnhp.org/facts/single-payer-resources
This is a great video. Hope you share it on KK!
I did, looks like it got lost in the shuffle:
http://kidneykorner.com/smfbb/index.php?topic=3743.msg29070#msg29070
