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    Dear Americans. Please explain to an idiot.

    Can you tell me what "single payer" health bill means?

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    State provided health care, as is the case in the rest of the developed world.

    The term is used here because anything that references the "state" or "government" has become toxic in large parts of the country thanks to Koch-funded hysteria. The American Medical Association demonised "socialised medicine" decades ago.

    A new progressive favourite for the same thing is "Medicare for All", which capitalises on the fact that Medicare (state-provided health care for the elderly) is incredibly popular, even among those who "despise the state".

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        #4
        I'm still none the wiser.

        Does single payer just mean free healthcare at the point of delivery funded by taxation?

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          #5
          Yes

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            #6
            Ursus, maybe you can explain something to me that I've found confusing. What is the difference between single-payer and the so-called "universal" healthcare? Are they the same thing, or is the latter more about access than about who's paying for it?

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              #7
              I think they are often used interchangeably, but if used precisely, "universal" could also describe a system in which many/most are covered privately, with the government acting as the insurer of last resort.

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                #8
                Sounds like what the ACA could have been, if not for the greed and shortsightedness of the GOP. Thanks.

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                  #9
                  Yes, the "public option" that Joe Lieberman killed for his insurance pals in Hartford would hbe Ave provided a path to universal coverage.

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