Opponents of “Medicare for all” and other single-payer insurance systems routinely decry what they call “socialized medicine,” insisting that private companies can do a better job of providing affordable treatment than a government entity.
If that were true, of course, Americans wouldn’t spend about twice per person what people in other developed countries spend for healthcare yet have less to show for it.
Despite the $3.5 trillion we shell out annually on medical treatment, Americans have a shorter life expectancy and higher rates of infant mortality than our economic peers two key measures of healthcare efficacy.
But the real proof of the pudding can be found in the bills we receive from hospitals and insurers, which typically feature jaw-dropping charges and what patients are supposed to believe are significant savings thanks to the shrewd negotiating skills of their coverage providers.
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lawsuit. as you know defamation dies with the individual. tony summers called never in our lifetime is an appropriate indication for what is at stake with the kennedy assassination. we won t know what really happened. i can tell you what didn t happen is secret service hickey didn t shoot the president. did he die feeling vindicated or feel he was forever cast in the shadow by the man who might have accidentally killed the presiden president? i lost touch with him many the last few years. i know when we settled the case we got an apology. it s really unfortunate that this came up.