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Old 06-02-2009, 11:53 AM  
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Single Payer Health Care and USA

A lot of people are mis-informed about single payer health care. Here is a quick overview.

http://www.pnhp.org/facts/what_is_single_payer.php

What is Single Payer?

Single-payer is a term used to describe a type of financing system. It refers to one entity acting as administrator, or ?payer.? In the case of health care, a single-payer system would be setup such that one entity?a government run organization?would collect all health care fees, and pay out all health care costs. In the current US system, there are literally tens of thousands of different health care organizations?HMOs, billing agencies, etc. By having so many different payers of health care fees, there is an enormous amount of administrative waste generated in the system. (Just imagine how complex billing must be in a doctor?s office, when each insurance company requires a different form to be completed, has a different billing system, different billing contacts and phone numbers?it?s very confusing.) In a single-payer system, all hospitals, doctors, and other health care providers would bill one entity for their services. This alone reduces administrative waste greatly, and saves money, which can be used to provide care and insurance to those who currently don?t have it.
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