John Nichols: Give States an Option to Lead on Single-Payer

Nichols in The Nation ..

Congresswoman Tammy Baldwin, D-Wisconsin has proposed and promoted the idea of allowing states to experiment with different healthcare systems. Under Baldwin’s plan, a progressive state such as Oregon or Vermont could develop a “Medicare for all” program within its borders … Baldwin’s gotten a number of co-sponsors for her resolution — including a few Republicans

Kucinich was talking about this on Democracy Now the other day and it looks like the best option avail .. i might even consider moving to a state, say Massachusetts, that adopts single payer – mab .. read more

 

 

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