By: Charles Gregory, Springfield (Charles is a single payer and Act 48 supporter)
The most effective tactic opponents of good health care have is FUD-flinging: Casting fear, uncertainty and doubt about them, much as monkeys in the zoo throw poo. When you read an argument against health care for all, you can see which of the [...]
We wanted to share Felix’s story and observations of different healthcare systems around the world. It is long but well worth the read! Thanks, Felix.
My name is Felix, I am 26 years old and grew up in Germany. After graduating high school I traveled the world for over four years. I lived a year in [...]
On March 30th we asked our supporters to encourage key elected official to stick with Act 48, Vermont’s road map to a single payer health care plan. In less than 24 hours over 100 people had sent in letters. The responses were a powerful testament to the broad support of Vermonters to accomplish this historic [...]
Marvin Malek, MD takes on the propaganda campaign of Vermonters for Health Care Freedom. He sets out a reality check on their arguments, asks if such a deceptive campaign can succeed, and offers suggestions for how we can respond.
Rep. Chris Pearson (P-Burlington) tries to make sense of health care reform in H.559 while paying attention to the underlying problems within the system that still need to be addressed.
Ellen Oxfeld breaks out the difference between the federal Exchange, that Vermont is mandated to have by 2014, and the goal of single payer health care that is further down the road.
Ethan Parke takes on the early naysayers of Vermont’s path toward health care reform who lack the hard facts that simply aren’t available yet to make such criticisms.
Ellen Oxfeld clarifies the conclusions of the recent report from the Joint Fiscal Office and the Department of Banking, Insurance and Health Care Administration (JFO and BISHCA), especially as it relates to some claims by single payer opponents that significant savings can be gained without a unified system.
Peter Sterling, Executive Director of the Vermont Campaign for Health Care Security, explains why action is needed by the 2012 Legislature to correct the inadequacies that will occur when the federal Health Care Exchanges are implemented in 2014.
Financing Single Payer: Let’s Stick to the Facts
Doug Hoffer, Independent Policy Analyst
Some have suggested that Dr. Hsiao’s plan to finance the new system will not work. But this is the wrong place to start. Dr. Hsiao submitted a proposal; it is not the state’s plan. Rather, it is a point of departure for further research [...]