Mickey Z

Cool Observer

Monday, October 06, 2008

The Struggle for Universal Single-Payer Health Care

I just interviewed Katie Robbins of Healthcare-NOW!

Excerpt:
The current system functions with insurance bureaucrats sitting behind desks to advise health care professionals how to treat their patients. People are dying before they get the approval for needed care. Each denial results in direct profits for the insurance companies. A single-payer system (not socialized medicine) removes profit from health care allowing people to choose any doctor in the country and will provide accurate, streamlined payment for quality care delivered in a timely fashion to everyone...while simultaneously saving money.

Full interview here