Single-payer healthcare is a system where every citizen pays the government to provide core healthcare services for all residents. Under this system the government may provide the care themselves or pay a private healthcare provider to do so. In a single-payer system all residents receive healthcare regardless of age, income or health status. Countries with single-payer healthcare systems include the U.K., Canada, Taiwan, Israel, France, Belarus, Russia and Ukraine.
@ISIDEWITH7yrs7Y
Yes
@9FFKSZ78mos8MO
The problem with American Healthcare is scalability. We cannot scale multiple complex programs. If the people want state Healthcare we can at least work to make it efficient, streamlined, and scaled to the larger population of the United States.
@ISIDEWITH7yrs7Y
Yes, private companies should not be able to profit off of healthcare
@ISIDEWITH7yrs7Y
Yes, this system guarantees healthcare for everyone
@9FNZTRQ8mos8MO
that the system doesnt not in fact guarantee anything about healthcare for everyone. i think im not so sure.
@ISIDEWITH5yrs5Y
@ISIDEWITH7yrs7Y
No, the government should not be involved in healthcare
@9FFKSZ78mos8MO
A single payer system would reduce complexity, bureaucracy, and recipient effort. If a single payer system could eliminate Medicare, Medicade, and Obama care it would eliminate three overlapping and complex Healthcare systems that cost the united States a huge amount of time and effort to manage.
The United States has forgotten the working class in favor of corporate big healthcare lobbyists. Is it a shame that the highest healthcare spender in the world also charge their citizens the most. This isn't freedom, it’s slavery to financial institutions when healthcare costs overwhelm the average American.
@9FG8DXDIndependent8mos8MO
almost all of the nations that we consider to be allies have a system of government provided healthcare it shouldn't cost so much to not die.
@ISIDEWITH7yrs7Y
No, this system is too expensive
@9G3799J7mos7MO
In general, more people are in lower socioeconomic statuses. This leads to a greater majority agreeing the system is good and not too expensive (evidently, they're the benefiters).
@8CQ994Y4yrs4Y
Not enough knowledge on this.
Deleted11mos11MO
Yes, and enact a single-payer Medicare for All system that provides free queer sexual health and gender affirming healthcare, including HIV care, PrEP, fertilty treatments, birth control, abortion care, mental health care, hormone replacement therapy, and gender-affirming surgeries
@95LCGPT2yrs2Y
Yes, but only if there is a policy of nationalization.
@8F7S4QGRepublican4yrs4Y
No, have a mix of private and public, along with government step in to stop price gouging
@95K7BH72yrs2Y
Yes, but only if their is a policy of nationalization.
@9GDMX4S7mos7MO
Yes, but allow certain state-based government-approved and regulated private clinics to carry out elective surgeries and treatments to improve efficiency and reduce wait times
@9CCVBZG11mos11MO
No, use a voucher system instead
@9G9C49K7mos7MO
Yes, but allow certain state-based government-approved private clinics to carry out elective treatments or procedures to reduce wait times and improve efficiency
@8PNY88G3yrs3Y
Healthcare should be nationalized
@97N2MHC2yrs2Y
No, but regulate costs instead.
@9MFNPDZ6 days6D
Healthcare is really important to people. I mean, who are you going to govern if everyone is sick or dead? Paying for healthcare for those who can't is good, but don't pay for those who can take care of themselves if you don't have to.
@9L74FFC2mos2MO
Yes, but allow certain state-based, government-approved private clinics to carry out elective treatments and procedures to reduce costs and improve efficiency
No, and abolish private healthcare.
I support a multi-payer universal healthcare system.
@8R46DQW3yrs3Y
No, but regulate healthcare costs.
@9GZDTYYIndependent6mos6MO
Yes, I support a single-payer healthcare system, however I understand from people involved in the medical field that I've heard talk about healthcare reform that healthcare has become so convoluted for so many reasons that such a reformation is practically impossible. Because of that, I think it would be better to use what powers to government does have, such as stuff that could be defended under the Commerce Clause, in order to reduce insurance rates so that healthcare insurance is more widely available.
@8W32J6F3yrs3Y
I think healthcare should be free.
@8V87RYM3yrs3Y
we need free health care
@8TYH38SIndependent1yr1Y
No, but private health insurance should be required for all citizens residing in the United States and require private health insurance companies to be non-profit.
Deleted1yr1Y
No, I prefer a standard Medicare for All
@97Z9T2T1yr1Y
No, a universal multi-payer health care system is preferable
@94J3V832yrs2Y
No, This system will be more costly, and the waiting list will be longer
@8XTLD9Y2yrs2Y
All healthcare should be free
@8WHKCPY3yrs3Y
Until healthcare costs are lowered, healthcare coverage will be overpriced.
No, medical billing and insurance reimbursements should be transparent with an upfront single price medical bill for treatment. The uninsured should not have to pay more than the insured. Simplify costs and simplify billing to reduce the massive overhead costs of medical insurance.
@8T2DRDC3yrs3Y
@8Q5JYKRLibertarian3yrs3Y
Don’t know enough about this
@99YQ3MJ1yr1Y
Not enough knowledge on this
@9GRXNZCRepublican6mos6MO
NO, we should completely deregulate the healthcare industry and allow insurance companies to work outside of individual states and even the country. Our insurance should be able to make deals with doctors and pharmaceutical companies in other countries. The only regulations should be breaking up relationships between big pharma and the insurance companies.
@VulcanMan6 6mos6MO
All private healthcare should be abolished.
@9FQJK9P8mos8MO
Everybody agrees that our current system is broken. I'd personally support a single payer option if it was shown that one could be practically and realistically implemented in the US. I've seen no evidence that one could so far, so I as of right now believe that deregulation to increase competition and drive down costs is the best option.
@VulcanMan6 8mos8MO
Here's a report from the American Public Health Association outlining the necessity and significant benefits of a single-payer system: https://www.apha.org/Policies-and-Advocacy/Public-Health-Policy-Statements/Policy-Database/2022/01/07/Adopting-a-Single-Payer-Health-System .
Additionally, there are countless studies that are easily accessible from a plethora of reputable health and economic sources that all show resounding evidence and support in favor of a single-payer healthcare system in the US. There have been numerous studies and models and programs that have been tested and proposed over the years that would demonstrate a working single-payer system that not only offers increased healthcare access and positive outcomes, but also saves us moneyRead more
I support universal healthcare but not single-payer
@8PSZ25F3yrs3Y
yes, but assure all doctors are well compensated for their expertise.
@8FGJDHQ4yrs4Y
I need to educate myself before I can have an opinion.
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