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Wednesday, March 6, 2013

It's Time For Single Payer in Pennsylvania!

Here's a good-news message from Dr. Walter Tsou about the economic impact statement now released about the advantages of replacing Obamacare with a single-payer system in Pennsylvania.  Time for all to get on board!

After several years, we have finally released an independent study by Univ. of Mass health economist, Gerald Friedman on the impact of a state single payer plan for Pennsylvania. The study and its findings can be found at www.healthcare4allpa.org. The bottom line is that we can provide better care while SAVING $17 billion annually, more than enough to help fund our schools and roads and bridges. The economic boost that a state single payer plan would give Pennsylvania is enough to reverse the tremendous cuts being forced upon us in the state. NO other proposal could save us this much in state funding. On March 19, Sen. Jim Ferlo from Pittsburgh will be introducing his state single payer plan for the Commonwealth. Time for all Pennsylvanians who want to see a better Commonwealth to tell their legislators that it is time for a single payer plan.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Study Proves That Single-Payer Health Care is Best for Pennsylvanians And For the Commonwealth’s Economy
Erie, Pennsylvania February 26, 2013 -- Health Care for All PA, a statewide non-profit organization today released an economic impact study. The results prove that a single-payer health care plan will save families, businesses and tax payers $17 billion annually while at the same time providing comprehensive health care to all.
This study was done by University of Massachusetts – Amherst professor of economics Gerald Friedman, Ph.D. It compares the cost of the current for-profit health insurance model in Pennsylvania whereby provider choice is limited and health services are rationed by health insurance companies to that of a consumer-driven health care system which lets people have the freedom to choose their own doctors, hospitals and health care providers.
Some of the important advantages of a single-payer system are:
· Comprehensive coverage for every resident of Pennsylvania, including dental, vision and mental health services;
· Eliminates the need for hospitals to absorb the cost of care for the uninsured;
· Reduces bureaucracy for private physicians resulting in reduced administrative costs and improved compensation for private physicians;
· Reduces or eliminates health insurance over-costs for small business, allowing for more job creation, greater reinvestment of profits, and reduced workers’ compensation costs.
· Radically reduces the total cost of health care to levels more consistent with costs in the rest of the industrialized world.


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