>Ah, I see. I agree to a certain extent. Loss of choice is a real issue if we >go to a single-payer system, but loss of choice is not the issue that is >going to bankrupt us - demographics are.
What choice do you have now. You either use the insurance provider's network or you pay through the nose. Some choice. It would seem to me that a single payer system offers more choice, since all but a very small minority of doctors are a part of it. You can go see any physician who is willing to accept you as a patient. To give an example, 3 years ago my mother was very dissatisfied with the care she received from her current doctor in Vancouver. All she had to do is to make an appointment with the another physician and that was it, the records were forwarded to the new provider and BC Medical took care of the rest. In contrast when I switched insurance plans recently I was very limited to a select group of medical providers, not including my then current endocrinologist. Under the so-called competitive model my choices were severely limited. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Want to reach the ColdFusion community with something they want? Let them know on the House of Fusion mailing lists Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/message.cfm/messageid:301359 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.5
