Tag: bernie sanders

Obamacare or Nobamacare, why this is just a symptom of what is wrong with healthcare in the USA

Obamacare or Nobamacare, why this is just a symptom of what is wrong with healthcare in the USA The election is over and a large portion of the population has either renewed or newly purchased a new health care plan from one of the exchanges beginning this month.   The insurance companies are slowly removing themselves from the exchanges and talk of a public option of some sort to fill in the void by President Obama and candidate Clinton was read about in our newspapers. According to what we read, health care costs overall had been kept in check over the Read More »

The NY Times weighs in on single payer plans, and why it would still be expensive.

The NY Times weighs in on single payer plans, and why it would still be expensive. Why is healthcare so expensive in the USA and would single payer solve the problem?    Sure, you would eliminate the cost of administration from large health insurers which can result in reduced costs, and Medicare does have better ability to negotiate both hospital and medical fees, since it is national and has more clout. There are estimates that a plan like the one suggested by Bernie Sanders would cost double what his presidential campaign proposes, but most other societies seem to have figured out Read More »