Are we heading toward a single-payer system?

Legislators briefly considered single-payer coverage in the United States during the health care debates, but ultimately settled on the hybrid public/private solution that is the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. [...]the subject of a single-payer system -- one in which the government, rat...

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Published inBenefits Selling. Breaking News
Main Author Case, Ingrid
Format Trade Publication Article
LanguageEnglish
Published New York ALM Media Properties, LLC 25.08.2014
Subjects
Competition
Costs
Customer services
Drug formularies
Employee benefits
Employers
Health care policy
Health insurance
Insurance companies
Insurance coverage
Insurance industry
Medicare
Patient Protection & Affordable Care Act 2010-US
Underwriting
United States > US
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Summary:Legislators briefly considered single-payer coverage in the United States during the health care debates, but ultimately settled on the hybrid public/private solution that is the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. [...]the subject of a single-payer system -- one in which the government, rather than private insurance companies, pays all health care costs -- has not disappeared.