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To: energyplay who wrote (192049)3/20/2009 4:10:53 PM
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IMO the idea of nationalized single payer health care and the specific choice of doctors and their prescription of drugs are separate issues. The idea is to provide full coverage to all citizens regardless of their ability to pay or health status. What specific services (including the ability to choose a specific doctor) are included and how they are managed will depend on what specific form the system takes.

Once we start off with the idea that everyone is covered by the giant national health care pool, we can decide on how best to implement that requirement.

The french system is a mix although I'm not sure if the private portion is for political purposes or if it adds anything to the overall results. I figure that any system can't be static so it can change over time. If we start, however, with the requirement that everyone be provided their health care then we go from there to figure out how best to provide it efficiently and effectively.

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The VA model might work for us as people seem to like it enough to be in an uproar this week about the administration's trial balloon of getting private insurers to pick up part of the tab. Even though it has its share of problems, the care seems to be quite good.
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