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[–] 3 points 8 months ago (3 children)

Single payer is the same as our version of Medicare. Odd way to phrase it though.

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    The essence is that one entity is dealing with payments for hospitals, doctors, specialists, etc. The "single payer" would be an organ of the federal government that collects a portion of tax revenue and is billed for services. The term implies that the government is not itself providing any services.

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