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VIEW    READ ONLY    PRINT   SAVE   A    A  A Different Approach to Health-care Reform posted by  Sil on  Thu Jul 10 08:15 CST 2008 Author: [PROFILE] [EVERY POST] [THREADS] [BEST POSTS]     [IGNORE ALL POSTS] last visit: Fri Oct 10 15:52 CST 2008 [RELATED] Because we've had several go-arounds on health-care reform here, I'm a bit reluctant to broach the subject again, but I heard a presentation by Dr. Ezekiel Emanuel on NPR the other day that undermined my conviction that a Canadian/British/French type of single-payer system would be the best solution for the US. I've tried my damndest to find the talk on the NPR website to provide a link, but no joy. Hence my deleting the contents of my previous attempt to post this. I have now found a couple of other references to this subject and I'll make an attempt to get to get the links in here. I'm still a proponent of the single-payer system, but I realize that for cultural , idealogical, and commercial-interest reasons it's going to be a difficult sell. The Emanuel & Fuchs plan may be able to garner GOP support, particularly if the business community would get behind it, and without that support health-care reform isn't going to go anywhere in the US until the situation has gotten a lot worse than it is now, even though it's pretty bad already. The E&F plan is also much more comprehensive than what Obama and, especially, McCain are talking about, or what Massachusetts is trying to get off the ground. It is also thought out in far greater detail than what Hillary was offering. I's still squeamish about getting the insurance industry involved, but I recognize that countries like Germany and The Netherlands are running excellent health-care systems with the participation of private insurance companies. I have no problems with a VAT per sé, but I'm wondering about its effect on the sales tax that many states and some cities depend on to keep themselves fiscally afloat. The links I'll attempt to post below are fairly old, and I got the impression from the Emanuel talk that they have refined their plan considerably since then. If anyone can find a link to the talk on NPR, I would appreciate her/his posting it here. Boston Review Article Wasington Post Article Washington Monthly Article Bob S. -- "62 PV544 (B20, M41), "71 142E, "93 240 Classic Wagon. Mark this post as an answer to my question<- Use this feature to mark quality replies to your post.

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• A Different Approach to Health-care Reform
  posted by  jguerra3235  on Thu Jul 10 23:30 CST 2008 > V
  • A Different Approach to Health-care Reform
    posted by  Sil  on Fri Jul 11 08:12 CST 2008 > V

• A Different Approach to Health-care Reform
  posted by  Flab FC ONLINE  on Thu Jul 10 21:40 CST 2008 > V
  • A Different Approach to Health-care Reform
    posted by  Sil  on Fri Jul 11 10:13 CST 2008 > V
    • A Different Approach to Health-care Reform
      posted by  Snootfull ONLINE  on Mon Jul 14 16:32 CST 2008 > V
      • A Different Approach to Health-care Reform
        posted by  Sil  on Mon Jul 14 19:43 CST 2008 > V
  • A Different Approach to Health-care Reform
    posted by  jguerra3235  on Thu Jul 10 23:50 CST 2008 > V
    • A Different Approach to Health-care Reform
      posted by  TortFeezer  on Fri Jul 11 09:27 CST 2008 > V
      • A Different Approach to Health-care Reform
        posted by  Stickbuilder  on Fri Jul 11 20:29 CST 2008 > V
        • I'm going to tell you a story.
          posted by  Flab FC ONLINE  on Mon Jul 14 21:02 CST 2008 > V
          • I'm going to tell you a story.
            posted by  Stickbuilder  on Tue Jul 15 03:42 CST 2008 > V
            • I'm going to tell you a story.
              posted by  Snootfull ONLINE  on Tue Jul 15 07:46 CST 2008 > V
              • I'm going to tell you a story.
                posted by  Stickbuilder  on Tue Jul 15 10:59 CST 2008 > V
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                  • You are absolutely correct...
                    posted by  Stickbuilder  on Tue Jul 15 13:34 CST 2008 > V
                    • You are absolutely correct...
                      posted by  Snootfull ONLINE  on Tue Jul 15 16:20 CST 2008 > V
              • I'm going to tell you a story.
                posted by  mike t  on Tue Jul 15 09:20 CST 2008 > V
                • I'm going to tell you a story.
                  posted by  Flab FC ONLINE  on Fri Jul 18 16:08 CST 2008 > V
                  • I'm going to tell you a story.
                    posted by  jguerra3235  on Sat Jul 19 00:41 CST 2008 > V
                  • I'm going to tell you a story.
                    posted by  Stickbuilder  on Fri Jul 18 18:22 CST 2008 > V
        • A Different Approach to Health-care Reform
          posted by  Sil  on Sun Jul 13 10:53 CST 2008 > V
        • A Different Approach to Health-care Reform
          posted by  TortFeezer  on Sat Jul 12 08:42 CST 2008 > V
          • A Different Approach to Health-care Reform
            posted by  Stickbuilder  on Sat Jul 12 14:26 CST 2008 > V
      • A Different Approach to Health-care Reform
        posted by  jguerra3235  on Fri Jul 11 09:58 CST 2008 > V

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