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2. Even Iraq has single-payer health coverage for all of its citizens.

Reply to eridani (Original post)

Sun May 13, 2012, 10:15 PM

May 2012

Article 31 in the US-imposed constitution gives broad coverage for all citizens of Iraq, and this was written by the Bush junta, later ratified by the Iraqi people.

In GOP world, we're just not entitled to modern health coverage like the rest of the world. We should just eat our peas.

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Global push to guarantee universal health coverage leaves US behind [View all] eridani May 2012 OP

Cut out the middle guy (HMO's) and any others that are for profit and we certainly teddy51 May 2012 #1

Even Iraq has single-payer health coverage for all of its citizens. PSPS May 2012 #2

The solutions to US healthcare woes are so glaringly obvious they hardly bear repeating. limpyhobbler May 2012 #3

Well at least the rest of the world will have health care. Not so sure about us. Capitalism must jwirr May 2012 #4

What kind of health care plans are these? Zalatix May 2012 #5

That will vary by country eridani May 2012 #6