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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsMontana Experiment Brings NHS-Style Health Care to USA; Saves State Millions, Patients Delighted
Former Montana Gov. Brian Schweitzer has pledged his support for single-payer health care in the past, but his recent efforts to bring zero-cost sharing primary and preventive care to Montana government employees and retirees may be doing something that most progressives would only dream could happen in America: bringing NHS-style, socialized medicine to Montana.
Read more of this great news: http://www.dailykos.com/story/2013/07/31/1227946/-Montana-Experiment-Brings-NHS-Style-Health-Care-to-USA-Saves-State-Millions-Patients-Delighted
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Montana Experiment Brings NHS-Style Health Care to USA; Saves State Millions, Patients Delighted (Original Post)
theaocp
Jul 2013
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PoliticAverse
(26,366 posts)1. "The state contracts with a private company to run the facility" n/t
theaocp
(4,237 posts)2. What do you think of that? n/t
PoliticAverse
(26,366 posts)3. I wouldn't exactly call it 'NHS-style'. n/t
theaocp
(4,237 posts)4. So, do you approve of the program
with or without the language of the article? It looks pretty cool to me.
PoliticAverse
(26,366 posts)5. Sounds like it is working for them. I wish them continued success. n/t
GlashFordan
(216 posts)6. Great work at the state level gov. Schweitzer
Any solution is better than none.
jwirr
(39,215 posts)7. One state at a time like in Canada.
leftstreet
(36,108 posts)8. DURec
eridani
(51,907 posts)9. REc for more exposure n/t