Single-Payer Health Care Plan

Paper Summary:

This paper presents a letter to Senator Hillary Clinton as a candidate for president regarding a proposal for a single-payer plan for American health care. The letter discusses the problems with the plan. The paper then continues to provide the facts about health care in the United States and discusses the possible implications of a single-payer plan in the United States.

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Letter to Senator Clinton
The Facts about Healthcare

From the Paper:

"While it is true there are frustrating delays in terms of accessing care in the United Kingdom, Canada, and other nations with single-payer nations, it is also worthy of reflection that both anecdotally and statistically, Americans must wait for a long time, for approval for payment from their insurance companies for procedures, and in the waiting rooms of many Emergency Rooms that are filled to the brim of individuals who use the facility as a site of primary care, because they cannot afford a regular physician. Americans may even find their coverage denied after the fact, if their condition is deemed a 'preexisting' condition not covered by the insurance policy they possess."

Sample of Sources Used:

• Robinson, Bruce. "Canada's Single Payer Health Care System - It's Worth a Look." Boulder Community Health watch: Canada. 2007. http://bcn.boulder.co.us/health/healthwatch/canada.html
• "Sicko: Checkup on the Facts." Michael Moore "Sicko" Companion Website. 2007. 30 Jul 2007 at http://www.michaelmoore.com/sicko/checkup/

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