Expect Insurers to Pull Out Stops to Prevent Vermont Single Payer Healthcare

[Denver Dave]

Expect Insurers to Pull Out Stops to Prevent Vermont Single Payer Healthcare

http://www.opednews.com/articles/Expect-Insurers-to-Pull-Ou-by-David-Pakman-110504-42.html
Advocates of single-payer health care should be prepared and ready for a full-fledged, no-holds-barred campaign from regional and national health insurers to prevent this bill from becoming law, not only because of the potential effect on profitability from losing the 625,000 Vermont residents' health care premiums, but more importantly because those on all sides of the health care debate know the significance of the precedent this bill would set.

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As a former CIGNA vice president wrote in his book "Deadly Spin," and expanded upon during an interview on "The David Pakman Show," front groups created to spread anti-single-payer propaganda under the guise of being "independent" research organizations will likely be a part of the campaign to keep corporate profits at the forefront of the health care system for years to come.

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