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In reply to the discussion: Insurance giant's new ER policy called 'dangerous' by critics. [View all]Hortensis
(58,785 posts)better healthcare for less, right?
A universal single payer will be constantly working to control costs in order to cover everyone, but it'll be the government doing it, for better but also potentially much worse. See the "REALLY BIG ONE."
But, what will happen when people have no alternative but to accept the only game in town? When even changing employers won't make any difference? When there is NO competition? There are tradeoffs to everything.
And -- THIS IS A REALLY BIG ONE: when anti-government/anti-tax conservatives get control and gut the budget for a single payer system, providing only minimal care. We have elections every 2 years, you know, and a lot of ignorant voters who hear phrases like "death panels" and vote against. Because no one wants them, right?
Regarding calling controlling costs "death panels," it doesn't matter squat whether the accused death panel is corporate or government. In both cases those fooled end up supporting conservative extremism to fight the smart, good people fighting to make universal healthcare real. That's the whole point of the giant "death panel" lie in the first place.