single payer system

Initially promised as a “bridge” between moderate and liberal Democrats, majority leader Reid’s plan to extend Medicare benefits to those 55 and older who cannot obtain private insurance is running into resistance.

From Politico:

First off, my takeaways about the policy in the speech…

1. You can’t be dropped because of pre-existing conditions.
   
   No surprise there, but to me this is the most important reform. Also, no more yearly or lifetime caps. For catastrophic illness, this is a must.

As this health care debate has dragged on, Obama has taken a lot of shots from both the left and the right.

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Looks like the Dems are going to have to fight the largest physician’s organization in the world.

Yikes.

I have to say, I’m intrigued by the framework of this plan because it creates community specific ownership that has worked time and time again for other needed public services.

Also, it’s nonprofit, which I think is essential to any public health care option.