MB Civic

Jane ..

Physicans for National Health Program (PNHP) and Firedoglake.com are joining forces to urge the Obama administration to grant Vermont the waivers it needs to implement its new health care system .. If fully implemented, the Vermont legislation would integrate the many pieces of a fractured health insurance system into a more effective unified system for the people of Vermont. The plan would incorporate some of the proven cost control features of a single payer system, such as simplified administration and negotiation for fair prices for pharmaceuticals. Yet Vermont won’t be able to fully achieve this goal without multiple waivers from federal health care programs such as Medicaid, Medicare, Medicare Part D and the new Affordable Care Act (ACA)

i predict much foot dragging + hemming and hawing from Obama/Corporate Dems – mab .. read more