Single-payer healthcare is a system where every citizen pays the government to provide core healthcare services for all residents. Under this system the government may provide the care themselves or pay a private healthcare provider to do so. In a single-payer system all residents receive healthcare regardless of age, income or health status. Countries with single-payer healthcare systems include the U.K., Canada, Taiwan, Israel, France, Belarus, Russia and Ukraine.
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@99D7YBW2yrs2Y
No, healthcare should be free and universal.
@9WV7KN27mos7MO
No, but overhaul the current system, insurance companies should not be able to make massive profits while denying basic services to their clients.
@9VK3WTY7mos7MO
Yes but not until the healthcare industry is heavily regulated. Right now costs across the board in America for every aspect of the healthcare system are too high. If the government funds this for everyone, the tax burden put back on the citizens would be immeasurable.
@9LD6CYN1yr1Y
Healthcare should be conditional with mandatory military service and considered a right of all full-fledged citizens.
@9J3JP2J 1yr1Y
Yes, if certain conditions are met. Keep taxes minimal, ensure people will be able to get the medical treatment they need fast, and allow people to choose if they want this, private insurance, or none at all.
@9DJY38W2yrs2Y
No, while the government should have a hand in healthcare, the single-payer healthcare system could go wrong in a variety of ways and prove excessively expensive.
@9GBBBBV2yrs2Y
I do not have a substantial understanding of the current health care system and therefore I have no reason to believe that this is better or worse.
@8QSBKB84yrs4Y
No I believe that citizens should decide whether or not they want to be apart of the single-payer healthcare system, they should not be forced to pay for other people's healthcare.
How do you think private health insurance works??? You pay the insurance company to literally spend that money on other people as well as you, pocketing any profit they can get along the way. Making a single payer healthcare system simply puts that responsibility onto elected officials instead of bureaucratic insurance companies.
@9B9NK2Q2yrs2Y
yes, but everyone shoule also get a chance to be treated no matter how small
@946R2CQ3yrs3Y
Yes, but it should be affordable, high-quality healthcare, and you should still have the option of using a private company if unsatisfied. This system guarantees healthcare for everyone.
@93SMCLD3yrs3Y
Yes, as long as private insurance can be used and there won't be tax
@93R2V853yrs3Y
Universal that is on par with Spain's healthcare.
@935BNY43yrs3Y
No, this will lead to higher taxes for Americans.
@8ZYW3XXRepublican3yrs3Y
Yes, depending on how much it cost.
@8ZN8VKR3yrs3Y
No, it provides poor care for the chronically ill, genetically ill, those with incurable diseases, or those with rare diseases (or so my British and Canadian online friends say)
@8Z42CNWIndependent3yrs3Y
No, having this type of health care makes it so it is harder for individuals to receive the care they need
@8YTVC4TIndependent3yrs3Y
yes if people can use private insurance if they want and this system will guarantee healthcare for everyone
@8YTSZSL3yrs3Y
Yes, but it should be an opt-in sort of situation in case some would rather use private insurance.
@8YT9VZZ3yrs3Y
They should create another branch to deal with civilian health concerns
@8YSS9KT3yrs3Y
I believe healthcare should be free
@8YMHFGY3yrs3Y
Yes, but with limitations and for groups who need it the most.
@8YL69T23yrs3Y
No, medicaid is fine, as there are many who can't afford healthcare, but having the government give everyone free healthcare would be far too expensive for the government and the quality of that health care would have a devastating effect on the standards and quality of hospitals. It would lean America in a socialist direction, and that's bad.
@8YK4XRJ3yrs3Y
No, having the government in control of the healthcare of over 360 million people would cause a massive increase in taxes and whould cause massive job loss in the private sector. Also if the government can't leave a country without basically handing it over to terrorists on a silver plater I wouldnt trust them to properly do a brain surgery.
@8YJGD5N3yrs3Y
no they shouldn't. they shouldn't because it doesnt matter whos being told to pay it. if they don't wanna pay it they won't.
@8YHT3Q73yrs3Y
I don't understand exactly what this means so I won't answer.
@8YHRNB43yrs3Y
Payment for service in a competitive market
@8YFGDS93yrs3Y
No, but healthcare should be made more affordable
@8XTXSVD3yrs3Y
If Americans would quit cramming their faces and living unhealthy lifestyles and would live healthy so they didn't need to live off health care because they are so fat then I would be more for it.
@8XTT6233yrs3Y
Yes, private companies shouldn't be able to profit from ALL healthcare.
@8XRXMJC3yrs3Y
i don´t know what that is
@8XNWJ7V3yrs3Y
No... I think there should be more than one form of healthcare
@8XF52MT4yrs4Y
No because then health care will not be great for everyone in America
@8WV9DX34yrs4Y
Yes and no. I do agree with some aspects on the single-payer healthcare system, however I do not think taxes should go up (have to re-budget), but I do not like the idea of a monopoly when it comes to healthcare. I do think that it would be fantastic that all people would have coverage and we would be healthier as a country, however it is worry-some that the government would have all of the control, they get to set the pay and what/how it covers illnesses.
@8W9CCMR4yrs4Y
All health care should be free and so should the education to treat others
@8VST7GZ4yrs4Y
No, but I support free universal healthcare
It depends on whether or not taxes will rise
@8VNKSYD4yrs4Y
yes i love single player games
@8VNKSB34yrs4Y
healthcare is way overpriced just decrease prices on healthcare
@8VHB9QH4yrs4Y
Its expensive, but also what I have lived through all my life
If we lower military budget, we can use that money towards healthcare.
@8VD499NIndependent4yrs4Y
I believe single payer healthcare would be best because if government gets too involved with our personal health I believe it can be dangerous
@JillSlv4yrs4Y
Yes, as a base healthcare for those who really need it, but people should be able to choose to use private insurance.
@8V937ZZ4yrs4Y
No, but mostly because I don't trust the government to do so with any degree of competence
@8V7X93P4yrs4Y
No, that is communism's and government control
@8V73FN74yrs4Y
No, I have grown up in a free market and so support one, but also believe that the government needs to have a hand in helping people too.
@8V3FGJX4yrs4Y
yes, but the fee should be low considering the people that don't have healthcare also don't have the money to pay more taxes
@8V2CK6X4yrs4Y
try it first and see how it goes.
@8TS33CK4yrs4Y
People who elect to not use public healthcare should not have to pay for others to get public healthcare.
@8TS25BX4yrs4Y
I don't have enough previous knowledge to judge this issue.
@8TQTT9Y4yrs4Y
Its to long a wait for many people with cheaper or universal healthcare have wait lines that are months long and if that's the case its not worth it.
@8TQRGFF4yrs4Y
No, because this system typically involves a long waiting list, which causes some people to die if they're on the waiting list for too long.
@8TQKYMVWomen’s Equality4yrs4Y
As long as people are able to afford it, then I guess I'll support
@8T8XJ7P4yrs4Y
Yes, if it only covers preventative health care.
@8T7HPKGRepublican4yrs4Y
No, a hybrid healthcare model would be better
@8SK8XW74yrs4Y
I think that it would unify everyone's health care as long as people who can pay for their own be allowed the option to have their own. And Hostpitals should be free or at least mostly free (tests shouldn't cost hundreds to thousands of dollars)
@8SJWS6X4yrs4Y
While some countries seem to have it work well. I don’t think it will work well because we are too big. Also I think he would have to cut immigration. I’d say possibly if it allows private insurance as an option still.
@8SJCV264yrs4Y
No, the government should not be this involved in healthcare.
@8SHNTLZ4yrs4Y
No I prefer unions negotiate.
@8SFXQPC4yrs4Y
i am unsure what that is
No, you should do the universal healthcare system because it's more helpful for everyone.
@8S66FYD4yrs4Y
If the government gets involved, instead of giving money to worthless causes and to other countries then yeah, they should put money into the healthcare systems.
@8RNQM6C4yrs4Y
Private companies should not be profiting off certain things done in hospitals but they need to sustain itself and pay doctors. Also no government whatsoever.
@8QPH7D44yrs4Y
I'm more on the fence with this one, since the government may not always be reliable when it comes to health of the citizens.
@8QHGYC84yrs4Y
It depends on each person for people who are not able they should have help
@8QGXYWB4yrs4Y
i think that people should have the right to have a Private healthcare services and if they cant afford that then get the other one for free.
@8Q8K5B24yrs4Y
Yes, as long as people can use private insurance and aren't required to pay into the system.
@8PZVXH94yrs4Y
A hybrid system like inGermany
@8PQX7DR4yrs4Y
Not really, we need to take a half step like Sweden to see if it universal healthcare would work for us.
@8PQNMWT4yrs4Y
i honestly dont cear 4oe this qustion
@8PQN9YL4yrs4Y
i still dont under stand even after reading that
@8PQJDVW4yrs4Y
I dont understand what the question means
@8PG98ZC4yrs4Y
No, healthcare should either be entirely private, or entirely government controlled.
@8NRXHDB5yrs5Y
This is the wrong question. First we have to decide which forms of healthcare are a universal right (ie. antibiotics for simple infections, well-checks, corrective lenses, etc.). These would be universal things that all people have a right to that are funded by the masses. After that is decided, the second tier healthcare things would require people to purchase insurance to cover major medical issues. This would be a constantly evolving system as technology and medicine improve over time. People would also have the responsibility not to partake in activities that knowingly increase health problems or their "free" things would become part of their responsibility to pay for (ex. smokers waive right to lung cancer treatment and have to pay partial coverage for respiratory disease/infection treatment).
@8NQ5DY9Libertarian5yrs5Y
The government should provide "catastrophic" insurance to all, and subsidize upgrades to the lowest income. Others should be able to buy private insurance to supplement their catastrophic insurance.
@jggarc11Independent5yrs5Y
Maybe? A free market approach needs to be taken first, (I.e. making prices transparent) to reduce costs first, then if that doesn’t work, implement a single payer system
@8MXRCVJ5yrs5Y
No, but i do support a public option
@8LFNX6Z5yrs5Y
The government should be able to add partial funding
@8J7926C5yrs5Y
Yes, as an option and not a requirement
@8F5Q48Q5yrs5Y
It should be allowed for people who can't consistently pay for healthcare.
@8F2MS7H5yrs5Y
Allow people to choose but not require it. People should be able to choose if they want government or private insurance. But don’t require people that don’t want government insurance to pay the government so others can get insurance.
@8DYMMBG5yrs5Y
No, allow every person to pick their own type of healthcare
Maybe it sounds like a fine descision.
@8DXW9NGIndependence5yrs5Y
I need more information to make a decision.
@8DXLPGQ5yrs5Y
I dont have enough knowledge about this topic to decide
@8DVX8ZN5yrs5Y
I do not have enough knowledge about this to make an opinion.
@8DVMZBXLibertarian5yrs5Y
Yes, but only if it operates at a market baseline to private healthcare. Privatization allows for more competition, innovation, so should still be an option.
@8DTNHT75yrs5Y
I don't really have a stance on this
@8DSTVCC5yrs5Y
I dont even know what this means honestly it's just healthcare my guy, but we still need to be gucci in health, i don't wanna die at this age I need to see my dream of schools going away.
@8DQK8K45yrs5Y
I don’t know enough to answer this
@8DQGSZ45yrs5Y
not for me to choose who ever is paying should because depends on the situation and if they can afford this or not.
@8DBQZ8S5yrs5Y
Deductibles should not be so outrageous to meet
@8D5J6WV5yrs5Y
I both agree and disagree. I agree because every US citizen should have the opportunity to get healthcare but I disagree because the government shouldn’t have to pay for it it’s too expensive and we have other thing I was agree and disagree. I agree because every US citizen should have the opportunity to get healthcare but I disagree because the government shouldn’t have to pay for it it’s too expensive
@8D3J4SZ5yrs5Y
I do not think the government should be involved in healthcare except to create policies that keep costs reasonable. I think the competition between states for health insurance would lower costs. I think there should be caps on lawsuits and I think hospitals should be transparent about costs. Prescription drugs that are necessary for life should be regulated as other monopolies are.
@8D28FLD5yrs5Y
Something needs to be done with the extreme costs of health care.
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