Single Payer Health Care explained...

Elizabeth Kucinich, wife of Congressman Dennis Kucinich, explains how the single payer health care system would work.

Unfortunately "single payer" is NOT on the table under Obama.... however we can work TOWARD it if we keep going.

Elizabeth says... HR-676 is really the policy that will stop this nonsense debate that goes on in Congress all the time. Its just disgusting what goes on in the presidential campaign (this was taped when Dennis was running for President) ....with all the other candidates. They try to spin that they are for universal healthcare. But what they are really for is for the for-profit system to remain in control. So you can continue to pay premiums co-payments and deductibles, with the option of the for-profit insurance companies not to cover you, and if you can't afford the premiums co-payments and deductibles, it's ok the government will subsidize you. Well whop-tee-do. Then you get more of your tax dollars going into the the for profit system, it doesn't put caps on that, it doesn't keep the expenses down, it raises it up, and again we start to bankrupt goverment. These are policies for people who don't want to see government working for people. I wan't to see a government that represents people."

What do other people say...?

1) "My GAWD! We can't have a non-profit health care system designed to help people instead of making lots and lots of money! That's socialism and will lead a totalitarian police state!

Just like they have in China! And Cuba! And Canada. And the UK. And Germany, France, Australia, Japan, Taiwan, Israel, Peru, India, New Zealand, Spain, Italy, Singapore, Brazil, Costa Rica, Uruguay, Georgia, Greece, Ireland, Luxombourg, The Netherlands, Finland, Norway, Sweden, Malta..."

2) "Please google John Russell and read about Single Payer... Single Payer is a MUST for the American economy. The insurance industry "buys" its security through their corporate lobbyists.

Single Payer as Elizabeth says here IS NOT Socialized Medicine. The Right Wing propagandists act constantly to MISINFORM their base on this point.

We need this sort of truth spoken to CONSERVATIVES because they will buy in with us IF THEY HEAR THE TRUTH! Thanks Mrs. Kucinich!"

3) "Physicians like me understand the importance of keeping corporate interests out of healthcare decisions.

If you have EVER had to fight your insurance company for the simplest of treatments, of you have EVER been frustrated by the high cost of your insurance plan or the level of out-of-pocket expenses for treatment or prescription drugs, then you WILL benefit from single-payer healthcare. Any government-run plan would have much more transparency than corporate profiteers currently allow."

4) "22,000 people die in the U.S. every year due to a lack of health insurance." This is seven times the number of victims that perished in the 9/11 tragedy.

Dr. Margaret Flowers, one of the eight arrested, added in the press release: "Health insurance administrators are practicing medicine without a license. The result is the suffering and death of thousands of patients for the sake of private profit. The private insurance industry has a solid grip on patients, providers and legislators. It is time to stand up and declare that health care is a human right."