Liberal Groups Seek Single-Payer Health Care Bill
January 31st, 2009 by 2CDC
By Alex Wayne, Congressional Quarterly
January 30, 2009, Washington, DC
from PDA
A coalition of liberal advocacy groups and labor unions is trying to breathe new life into the idea of a European-style “single-payer” health system in the United States, a concept thought discredited after the collapse of President Bill Clinton’s attempt at overhauling the health care system.
The groups announced Wednesday the launch of a lobbying campaign to build support for a health care overhaul that would expand Medicare, the health entitlement for the elderly, to cover everyone and act as the “single payer,” putting health insurance companies out of business. Read the rest of this entry »
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