Johns Hopkins Transplant Surgeon Says Single Payer Health Care Will Cover All and Save Money

[think]

Johns Hopkins Transplant Surgeon Says Single Payer Health Care Will Cover All and Save Money

A Johns Hopkins transplant surgeon asserts that a single payer health care system will actually save most taxpayers money.

In his new book — Talking About Single Payer: Health Equality for America — Dr. James F. Burdick, details the opportunities for further savings in the present U.S. system, despite the improvements of Obamacare.

Dr. Burdick maintains that “through controlling expenses that do not help patients, a single payer system will simplify our health care, improve the quality of care and provide savings far exceeding the cost of extending coverage to every American.”

Dr. Burdick’s book disputes criticisms being lodged against Bernie Sanders’ single payer health care plan.

“The cost of a single payer national health program will be lower because it will avoid the excess expenses in the largely unregulated chaos today,” Dr. Burdick says....

Read mroe:
http://www.singlepayeraction.org/2016/03/22/johns-hopkins-transplant-surgeon-says-single-payer-health-care-will-cover-all-and-save-money/

[floriduck]

1. Apparently, this surgeon did not

confer with surgeon Clinton.

[Ash_F]

2. " largely unregulated chaos today"

Well said doctor. Someone is making bank and it's not for providing healthcare.

[GeorgiaPeanuts]

3. K&R... I've been talked down to by multiple people that I was chasing unicorns...

That we need to compromise our positions before we even go to the bargaining table. If we aren't even going to come to the table with any progressive positions just means we will end up with more Third Way results.

[think]

4. It's sad that Hillary and her supporters have worked so hard to denigrate single payer.

Calling it "free stuff", ponies, and unicorns is essentially a dishonest way to try and avoid a real discussion of a very serious issue.

[Scuba]

5. Medicare for All, including dental, optical, hearing aids and mental health services.

And yes, we can afford it. Sending our precious healthcare dollars to fatten the bank accounts of corporate investors in London, Tokyo and Hong Kong isn't just bad fiscal policy, it's immoral.

[think]

6. Completely agree. Americans deserve true universal health care.

If Canada, England, Australia, & most of the modern world can afford it so can the good ole USA...

[IdaBriggs]

7. DON'T LISTEN TO HIM - Ben Carson was a neurosurgeon and he's an idiot!

Just kidding.

Kick. Rec.

[think]

8. Thank you for the laugh :) /nt

[Duppers]

9. Best medical school in the world.

Besides the Ben Carson mistake.

[Bettie]

10. I play games with a bunch of doctors a couple of times a month

and all of them have said the very same things numerous times.

[larrysanders]

11. Yay!

That's good to hear. And love that your avatar is the Venus of Willendorf!