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Just checked my new ACA rates [View all] 160 RayLib Dec 2015 Feb 2016 19 25345

'Want To Cry': Bill for Uninsured Hospital Stay in Italy Stuns Americans [View all] 52 ck4829 Jun 2022 Jun 2022 109 7774

How do you move from for profit to single payer/Medicare for all? 34 Laura PourMeADrink Feb 2019 Dec 2020 1 23897

The Most Expensive Health Care in the World Is Far From the Best 24 ck4829 Dec 2022 Dec 2022 66 5608

A "die-hard conservative Republican" embraces Universal Health Care 21 Saviolo Sep 2012 Jan 2016 67 10564

Anybody following the Supreme Court arguments today? 19 rug Mar 2012 Mar 2012 0 5540

Complete list of all countries that did away with their national health plan after implementing one. 19 Scuba Apr 2012 Jun 2012 51 8441

This message was self-deleted by its author 16 BillyRibs Sep 2013 Sep 2013 2 5339

Yeah, it's kind of sad that this is one of the least active forums on DU 15 Leopolds Ghost Feb 2012 Jun 2012 2 6091

An education in health insurance 14 AnnieK401 May 2012 Sep 2012 5 7693

Why is single payer better than multiple payers? 13 Pterodactyl Mar 2014 Apr 2014 0 4771

Is the US on single payer yet? 12 Thav Nov 2013 Feb 2014 9 4157

Looking for information please 12 radical noodle Jul 2023 Jul 2023 3 1708

Could GOP Governors Be The Key To A Future Single Payer System? 11 Kennah Jun 2012 Jul 2012 9 5702

How one Ohio city is tackling the 'uniquely American problem' of medical debt 11 ck4829 Nov 2022 Nov 2022 33 6776

Alarming surge in medieval disease in babies as health system dubbed a failure 11 ck4829 Nov 2023 Nov 2023 35 3227

Hard number to find. 10 rgbecker Apr 2012 Jun 2012 0 5560

“New Public Option” Not a Public Option 10 limpyhobbler Oct 2012 Mar 2016 6 4641

Interesting, if true, regarding ACA 10 Veri1138 Feb 2013 Feb 2013 2 4398

I need help thinking this through... 10 JustThinking... Jun 2019 Jul 2019 0 7309

Doctor reveals insurance companies want you to 'die as quickly as possible' 10 ck4829 Feb 2023 Feb 2023 17 2645

Health Insurance Sends Letter to Baby Denying Coverage: "You Are Drinking From a Bottle" 10 ck4829 May 2023 May 2023 35 3231

Government Healthcare Delivery More Efficient Than Private Sector 9 SHRED Dec 2012 Jan 2013 11 4933

Retired Republican state legislator from PA talks about single payer 9 eridani Feb 2013 Feb 2013 3 8140

ACA Exchanges: Here is a Basic Resource Guide 9 Zorra Sep 2013 May 2014 6 5411

Boy, it is quiet in here... 9 disillusioned73 Apr 2018 Aug 2019 4 4694

I'm a living example of why we need healthcare reform 8 nightscanner59 Aug 2012 Nov 2012 18 5366

My thoughts on Single-Payer 8 SHRED Oct 2016 Jan 2017 3 4428

Nursing homes are suing friends and family to collect on patients' bills 7 ck4829 Aug 2022 Aug 2022 8 3138

Insurance Refused to Cover Her Vomiting Condition. So She Barfed Outside Their Office. 7 Jilly_in_VA Sep 2022 Sep 2022 22 2901

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Re-victimization - Rape victims can face huge hospital bills if they seek help 7 ck4829 Sep 2022 Sep 2022 6 1170

Survey: Nearly half of Americans rate healthcare as poor or failing 7 ck4829 Oct 2022 Oct 2022 4 1880

CEO of HCA hospital in Florida that allegedly had roaches in the operating room leaves job 7 ck4829 Aug 2023 Aug 2023 12 4775

Hello! 6 LeftishBrit Dec 2011 Jan 2012 5 2743

Wouldn't it be grand if we could put this on a referendum ballot to see how many votes it receives? 6 canoeist52 Dec 2011 Aug 2012 7 4699

We can't even get a rolling-walker through Medicare 6 SHRED Nov 2012 Feb 2013 3 5452

He and his wife both got cataract surgery. His bill was 20 times higher than hers 6 ck4829 Jun 2022 Jun 2022 7 3462

Royal Ransomware Threat Takes Aim at U.S. Healthcare System 6 ck4829 Dec 2022 Dec 2022 10 1274

dentistry 5 bluedave Jun 2012 Jun 2012 2 5029

CDC is 1/2 full of sht November 13!!! 5 TVet Nov 2012 Nov 2012 0 3444

Join the Online Single-Payer Book Club! 5 eridani Mar 2016 May 2016 8 4906

Retired Mine Workers Are Getting Their Health Care Cut Off 5 ymetca Mar 2017 Mar 2017 11 5338

Single payer article/interview worth perusing.. 5 disillusioned73 Jun 2017 Feb 2018 2 5477

This single payer "group" has had NO activity lately.. 5 disillusioned73 Jul 2017 Aug 2017 5 6386

Well.. at least Jimmy Carter supports.. 5 disillusioned73 Jul 2017 Jul 2017 2 5090

When does Obamacare enrollment end December 15? 5 bucolic_frolic Dec 2017 Dec 2017 0 5246

Yet another stupid insurance issue, this is so bad 5 RazzleCat Aug 2020 Oct 2020 5 15796

Taxpayers foot the bill for medical research, but companies profit. We're paying for drugs twice 5 ck4829 Nov 2022 Nov 2022 12 2207

URGENT: Does anyone have any experience in a "health benefits plan" as opposed to "insurance." 5 Backseat Driver Jun 2023 Jun 2023 2 4971

20 years of single payer health care studies 4 eridani Jul 2012 Nov 2012 5 4364

Who wrote the Affordable Care Act? 4 Puzzledtraveller Oct 2013 Oct 2013 2 5953

Why Haven't CA Dems Reintroduced Single Payer for CA? 4 stopbush Nov 2015 Mar 2016 2 3358

'We need fundamental changes': US doctors call for universal healthcare 4 Eugene May 2016 May 2016 17 2853

Poll Says Majority of Americans Prefer 'Medicare For All' Health Care 4 Eugene May 2016 Jun 2016 8 3873

Vice News; Over 60 House Democrats are forming a Medicare for All Caucus 4 disillusioned73 Jul 2018 Jul 2018 14 5736

The looming disaster in the mental healthcare system 4 ck4829 Jul 2022 Jul 2022 9 1423

Jack Shickel lived 35 days. His medical bill was $3.4 million 4 ck4829 Oct 2022 Oct 2022 1 1881

Lessons from Germany to help solve the U.S. medical debt crisis 4 ck4829 Dec 2022 Dec 2022 8 1061

US still has the worst, most expensive health care of any high-income country 4 ck4829 Feb 2023 Feb 2023 11 2653

Corporate health insurance... 3 SHRED Dec 2011 Jan 2012 1 2584

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Don't call it Medicare for all. 3 bluescribbler Mar 2012 Mar 2012 2 3153

National Single Payer Conference October 5th and 6th, 2013 in Nashville, TN 3 eridani Sep 2013 Sep 2013 4 2905

HR 676 call-in 10/16 3 eridani Oct 2013 Oct 2014 9 3002

Today a area of aging 3 ebbie15644 Jul 2014 Jul 2014 0 2987

The real reason our health care is SO screwed up isn't what we all think- Its completely different! 3 Baobab Mar 2016 Mar 2016 8 3637

Single Payer will "Never Ever Come to Pass" - Hillary Clinton (video) 3 Baobab May 2016 May 2016 1 4477

The Single-Payer Breakthrough in California 3 SHRED Jun 2017 Jun 2017 5 5533

The way the United States pays for nurses is broken 3 Jilly_in_VA Jun 2022 Jun 2022 12 1707

1.9m patient records exposed in healthcare debt collector ransomware attack 3 ck4829 Aug 2022 Aug 2022 6 1093

They want to buy medical debt and forgive it. Some hospitals are saying: "Pass" 3 ck4829 Nov 2022 Nov 2022 23 2427

The US Spends Almost as Much on Healthcare as the Rest of the World Combined and Has One of the 3 ck4829 Nov 2022 Nov 2022 12 2687

Nearly half of American adults faced medical bill issues in last year - survey 3 ck4829 Nov 2023 Dec 2023 4 1950

If we have a "Health and Health Policy" group, I don't think we need this one too. n/t 2 astral May 2011 Dec 2011 0 2192

The Real Health Care Debate 2 SHRED Apr 2012 May 2012 4 3439

Did you know that the Green Party USA has a single payer plank in their platform? 2 murphyj87 Aug 2012 Aug 2012 3 3063

I received my first training on implementing ACA 2 Puzzledtraveller Feb 2013 Feb 2013 0 3192

To those who think socialized medicine is expensive--Go fuck yourselves! 2 Kennah Jun 2013 Jun 2013 10 3188

Business Coalition for Single Payer Healthcare 2 eridani Apr 2014 Apr 2014 4 3125

Med Students Rally at BCBS for Single Payer 2 ILMediaProgressives May 2014 Jun 2016 8 3620

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