[lbo-talk] Poll: Support for Single Payer at 62%

Doug Henwood dhenwood at panix.com
Mon Oct 20 10:47:34 PDT 2003


mike larkin wrote:


>That support drops significantly, however, if
>universal coverage would mean a limited choice of
>doctors or longer waits for nonemergency treatment."

...which is what they're getting via managed care. Why is this always presented as a possible drawback of a public system, but its role in the private system is hardly mentioned in public? Silly question; I know the answer.

Doug



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