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Single Payer Health Systems

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2. Universal single-payer is NOT dead. It's very much alive...

Thu Feb 9, 2012, 03:46 AM

Feb 2012

...if you believe Rick Ungar at Forbes who wrote "More Proof That The American For-Profit Health Insurance Model is Doomed.

He explains how this is possible - via the hidden trigger in ObamaCares called the Medical Loss Ratio (MLR) buried in this law, and what has gone in effect on 1/1/2012.

Everyone should read this.

http://www.forbes.com/sites/rickungar/2011/12/28/more-proof-that-the-american-for-profit-health-insurance-model-is-doomed/

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Yeah, it's kind of sad that this is one of the least active forums on DU [View all] Leopolds Ghost Feb 2012 OP

Universal single-payer is NOT dead. It's very much alive... BlueCaliDem Feb 2012 #2

Sounds important... Thanks for the link! Leopolds Ghost Mar 2012 #10

This is why Grayson shouldn't have been scoffed at! napoleon_in_rags Feb 2012 #3

+1 area51 Mar 2012 #6

100,000 deaths a year? You mean a 9/11 every 11 days? napoleon_in_rags Mar 2012 #7

Probably OPs want the greater exposure of GD eridani Feb 2012 #4

I support it, I'm just not feeling very hopeful about it right now. GreenPartyVoter Feb 2012 #5

Here is my idea on Single Payer Kennah Mar 2012 #11

Which party's candidate are you supporting for President? Welcome to DU. uppityperson Jun 2012 #13

Polls murphyj87 Jun 2012 #15