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Support HR 676 Single Payer Medicare for All NOW

Why Is This Idea Important?: This is vital because the US has the health care results of a third world country. Millions have no coverage at all, and it has created harmful effect on business competitiveness and the viability of state governments and tax[ayers as well.

This health program will save $380 billion at least over the cost of the plans that include private insurance. Currently 31 cents from every health care dollar goes for profits and paperwork of the insurance companies. Yet we Americans pay twice what citizens of every other industrialized country pay, and still don't cover 47 million and we have people losing their jobs and health care every day.

Enrolling everyone automatically in a national plan with administrative costs of 3% not 31% will create and expand the risk pool to the entire US population. This will enable negotiating prescription drugs and medical supplies, eliminating the need for administrative costs,profits and billions spent on marketing.

Employers will be free of a huge cost that has made global competition a challenge and a huge expense for small employers. Current plans do not cover many essential health care needs like prescriptions, vision, hearing, dental, mental health, drug rehab, podiatry, chiropractic, palliative care and long term care. HR 676 will cover all of these equally for everyone. The US will improve from 37th in the world!

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Submitted by maryellen.marino 3 years ago

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  1. Brett Garrett

    I agree! Our health care system costs over $6000 per person per year, almost twice as much as Canada's system.

    Source: Source: http://www.infoplease.com/ipa/A0934556.html

    If you agree that Single-Payer deserves consideration, please support:

    Single-Payer Health Care should be "on the table"

    http://opengov.ideascale.com/akira/dtd/4011-4049

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  2. kdtroxel

    Every human on this planet will get sick and eventually die, it’s the fact that none can escape, but that does not mean that we should be alone and without hope in this process. In the United States there are 50+ million people living without health insurance and currently I am one of those people. Even if I did have health insurance that would not be a guarantee it would protect me from whatever illness that may befall. Every day the health insurance industry writes the rules, which does not benefit the many, but rather the few. I find this greed and self interest aberrant and should be abolished. I personally feel that no change will come from president or congress, without a massive shift in the system. It is a sin to gain profit from the suffrage of fellow citizens. All private insurance providers should be reorganized as non-profits or single payer health care system.

    3 years ago
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  3. info

    There appears a concerted effort to vote down single payer. conservatives have invaded this web site and have registered on jun 1 and voted single payer actions listed on this web site. they appear organized. It does not appear enough that they have killed a doctor, now they want to kill single payer too.

    3 years ago
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  4. kdtroxel

    Yes I see what (Info) is saying, a rash of new subscribers on June 1, with no comments or ideas but with loads of votes.

    I am starting to wonder if we should weigh votes differently on thise site, such as if you post a certan number of ideas or comments, that you vote gains more weight. Just a thought.

    3 years ago
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  5. pseybold

    medicare for all is the only option that will give businesses and taxpayers relief! Businesses can't afford the spiraling costs of health insurance and can't be globally competitive. Individuals are tired of being trapped in jobs because of insurance, denied treatment when they are "covered" or not able to get or afford coverage. Armies of denial clerks are sapping the vitality out of the U.S. Single-Payer Medicare for all is the only affordable solution and it will give us the MOST freedom to go to any doctor or care-giver we choose!

    3 years ago
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  6. truth_sets_you_free

    Patients' Choice Act:

    http://www.house.gov/ryan/PCA/index.htm

    3 years ago
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