There are a lot of inaccurate commercials on television slamming universal health care. The commercials suggest huge costs to these systems. The truth of the matter is the next 10 countries that have better health care results than the U.S. spend less as a percentage of their GNP on health care. These are facts based […]
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The monster that is health care
That thing, more commonly known as health care, has become a monster, and it is running amok down Main Street, America. No person or thing is immune from the clutches of that beast. All that beast desires is nothing short of a person’s birthright. For all intents and purposes, health care in America has become […]
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Universal health care
“?The only way to have universal care, if you stop to think about it, is to force people to buy it under penalty of law,” said White House Budget Director Mick Mulvaney in an interview before GOP health care legislation was pulled.? Do we not agree that universal health care is desirable? Are we not […]
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Medicare for all
Now that this nation is going to be faced with a full-blown attempt to get rid of the Affordable Care Act (with no idea of what will replace it), this is a perfect time for people to raise their voices in favor of the only health care finance system that will work, long term, for […]
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J. Sytsma: Health care system unjust
Once again, a bill to study the benefits of a publicly funded, not-for-profit, universal health care system has been brought before the Legislature’s Insurance and Financial Services Committee. On March 25, 32 people from all walks of life urged the committee to approve that bill. Well known facts were again presented. According to Sen. Geoff […]
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J. Sirois: Health care for all citizens
Kudos to Dr. Julie Pease of Maine AllCare for her insightful guest column in Sunday’s Sun Journal (Aug. 4), headlined “U.S. needs universal health care.” I cannot understand why the United States does not have universal health care available. It is unconscionable that this nation’s leaders cannot figure out, or are unwilling, to provide health […]
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America needs cost-effective universal health care
In recent months, the people of Maine have witnessed activity by many different players in the health care system as Maine moves to implement the Affordable Care Act. We’ve seen Gov. Paul LePage veto the expansion of MaineCare, which will leave 70,000 Mainers without access to health care. We’re watching MaineHealth and Anthem try to […]