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In reply to the discussion: A Doctor Delivers Bad News--today's LA Times. [View all]Hoyt
(54,770 posts)because the price is too high and lower cost drugs were just about as good. The only government agency that gets away with that routinely is Medicaid and similar programs for the poor. I guess it's acceptable because right wingers figure the poor would have nothing without the program. One of the problems with implementing single payer is people griping about the necessary restrictions to make it affordable. I really think the government would rather pay private insurers to handle that aspect, as well as avoid having to stuff single payer down the throats of the 40+% of people are just flat opposed to it and those who will become opposed when they see it's really not "free" and are too stupid to understand the increase in taxes offset premiums.