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Howard Dean seals the deal, Single-Payer is Screwed
Submitted by Robert P. on Fri, 05/30/2008 - 10:24am.You may remember last week when discussing Charlie Crist's lousy health care plan that I proclaimed...
as long as this is the kind of crap that Republicans want to push through as "historic legislation", our country is in for tough times. I don't see any Democrat with the guts and political capital to push through true Universal Health Care coverage here in North Carolina, nor in the US Senate, nor in the US House. They'll fold like a house of cards - just like they did over Iraq.
Well, Howard Dean has now sealed the deal. Dr. Dean has always been more moderate or conservative than most Democrats think of him as being, in Vermont he focused on piecemeal programs like Dr. Dynasaur to provide "near-universal" coverage to children and pregnant women. So, it should come as no surprise when he says....
I think while someday we may end up with a single-payer system, it’s clear that we’re not going to do it all at once, so I think both candidates’ health-care plans are a big step forward. Certainly compared to Senator [John] McCain, who represents a big step backward.
Don McCanne over at Physicians for a National Health Program has a cutting take on what we can expect in the next administration from Democrats.
ACTION: Do you want Universal Health Care in North Carolina?
Submitted by Robert P. on Tue, 05/13/2008 - 10:23am.Greetings all! Health Care for All NC has begun its short-session "Two Over Ten" push, but this time it is not focused on Verla Insko's "Health Care for All" bill. Instead, this session the push is for House Bill 1897, which creates a Healthcare Policy Council that would make recommendations to the General Assembly on how to integrate public and private healthcare services to form an effective, coordinated system of healthcare for North Carolina.
