Who loses if free health was adopted by USA?
Alex
Not "free" . single payer
Who loses-----------that's an easy one
We in the usa spent twice, per capita, what any other country does on health care.
So----------look at the system and the players
The members of the
AHA,
AMA,
insurance conglomerates,
pharmaceutical companies
and
several exotic vacation spots
all stand to lose
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occasionally, someone screws up the paperwork, and I end up getting the bill
once, for a cut on my hand, there was an item "suture material" price
$49.00
on another occasion, I was billed
$ 2300.00 for a 10 minute tracheal endoscopy procedure.
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President
Harry S. Truman proposed a system of public health insurance in his November 19, 1945, address. He envisioned a national system that would be open to all Americans, but would remain optional. Participants would pay monthly fees into the plan, which would cover the cost of any and all medical expenses that arose in a time of need. The government would pay for the cost of services rendered by any doctor who chose to join the program. In addition, the insurance plan would give cash to the policy holder to replace wages lost because of illness or injury. The proposal was quite popular with the public, but it was fiercely opposed by the
Chamber of Commerce, the
American Hospital Association, and the AMA, which denounced it as "socialism"
These people can spend billions on lobbyist and pass the cost on to their consumers
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