re: #re: #259 debutaunt

Then what is single payer?

132 taxfreekiller

Ron Pauls base is over the top anti war under 30 Democrats not happy
with the elected Democrats not cutting off spending for the war in Iraq.
The balance is his core nut root Libertarians.

less than 5% of his national vote base are Republicans.

Fully socialized medicine is what the UK has, and by all accounts, it’s fairly terrible. In the UK, medical professionals work directly for the government, hospitals and clinics, etc are government owned and you have no other options. Treatments are scheduled and approved from the top, not by the doctors.

In a single-payer system, which is what they have versions of in Germany, Canada and France, to name a few countries, the government foots the bill for insurance or sets a compensation schedule for doctors and hospitals. In some of those countries (Germany, I believe) you have the option to buy increased coverage as well, like our Medicare supplement plans. In all of those countries, you chose your own doctors and hospitals and aside from general regulations on sanitary measures and patient safety, doctors have the freedom to practice as they see fit.

In American terms, it’s the difference between the VA hospital system and Medicare.