elmaji
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Mon Jun-22-09 04:46 PM
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What are the arguements against Co-ops (besides "Healthcare shouldn't be for profit") |
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I'm working on a letter to write to my Senator, Blanche Lincoln who I need to convince to support the public option. What do I need to say?
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Juche
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Mon Jun-22-09 04:48 PM
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1. Co-ops do not have bargaining power |
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They are too small and can be bought out by private companies.
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lindisfarne
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Mon Jun-22-09 04:48 PM
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2. Howard Dean's opinion at this link |
nightrain
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Mon Jun-22-09 04:53 PM
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3. co-ops are a great idea for something local, like food. |
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Co-ops for something larger, like a State or portion of a State, just adds another payer or two, or three, for practitioners to have to deal with. That includes all the little bs rules and such.
From a practitioner point of view, anything less than a single payer won't give us the kinds of cost savings we want if health insurance corporations still are around. Dealing with the hundreds of corporations and rules is a damn nightmare for practitioners!
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