13 republicans voted to allow single payer health system in states

[Spytheweb]

July 31, 2009

In a largely unnoticed vote late last week, 13 small government-conservatives backed legislation that could facilitate the emergence of major government-run health care entities.

In an exquisite political irony, 13 Republicans on the House Education and Labor Committee offered their support for an amendment that allowed states to set up single-payer health care systems.

The amendment to the committee's health care bill allows states to essentially opt out of a national public health insurance option if they set up a single-payer alternative that meets similar standards for coverage. Offered by one of Congress's foremost liberals, Rep. Dennis Kucinich (D-Ohio), the legislation enables a system progressives have long desired.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/0..._n_249026.html
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[rolltide]

here he goes with fn huffington post articles again :think2:

d1g1t (spytheweb, the only person who reads huffington post articles and truly believes them) d1g1t

 

[Willie99]

so?

 

[cussin'it]

Willis, if the clavern on your side of the aisle had even a measurable brain wave, I'd be pretty surprised.

How's the IRS shell game going?

 

[Willie99]

ducking and dodging, gonna get real interesting with the dipshit in chief going after my boys

chaching

 

[cussin'it]

You are well postitioned, good career choice.

LOL, no matter what they do (or don't--flat tax is impossible), you alwayz be in biz.

 

[Spytheweb]

December, 2007: Kansas

Single Payer would save $869 million

The Kansas Health Policy Authority hired the consulting firm of Schramm-Raleigh to do a fiscal analysis of five options for expanding coverage. They found that single payer (“the Mountain plan”) would cover all the uninsured and reduce state health spending by $869 million annually. The other plans would cover a portion of the uninsured and would raise costs between $150 million to $500 million in the state.

A link to the Schramm-Raleigh Report “Kansas - Pricing the Roadmap to Reform” is located on the web site of the Kansas Health Policy Authority :

www.healthfund.org/reportspubs/11012007fdn_report_khpa.php

 

[Dave007inVegas]

Sounds like Kansas should implement the plan immediately.