Single-Payer National Health Insurance

[Tom Lehman]

I sense a lot of support for single-payer national health insurance.
Interestingly enough, Charles Peters of the Washington Monthly is the
only person that I can think of who has given any ink to a nuts and
bolts look at the Canadian system and American possibilities.

There was a lot of support, in this area in particular, from the unions
for national single payer health insurance.  We even had a special
AFL-CIO meeting with our congressman to enforce our position on national
single payer health insurance during the ill-fated limp wristed &
confused Mrs. Clinton-Ira Magaziner health insurance debate.

Realistically, national single payer health insurance probably would
have some deductibles and or co-pays--possibly some procedures might be
better left to market forces(lypo-suction :o) etc. On the whole
providing efficient, effective health care for all American should be
our goal.

Tom Lehman