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Maine's Reform Maine's widely-touted 2003 health reform plan has expanded the number of people with coverage by only 11,000, less than 10 percent of the 136,000 uninsured in Maine in 2002. Like many mandating + state subsidizing plans there is no cost controls, so 83% of businesses which don't insure their workers cite high monthly costs as the reason they do not participate in Dirigo Choice. (Lipson et al, Mathematica, Commonwealth Fund, 12/05/07)
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1 see page 318 in John
Geyman's book.
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2 see The Washington Post of March 6, 2004, an article entitled "A Heftier Dose To Swallow" By Kirstin Downey
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AGREEMENT WITH "GOVERNMENT SHOULD PROVIDE QUALITY MEDICAL COVERAGE TO ALL ADULTS"
General public overwhelmingly leads, employers and state legislators are more swayed by conservative business interests (short-term narrow interest and fears).
Harris Poll USA Today Nov 23, 1998
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SOME HEALTH CARE LOBBYING EXPENSES
Sorry, this data did not include the health insurers who likely widely outspent even the Pharmaceutical industry on lobbying. Expenditure in millions of dollars are shown below. Pharmaceuticals would actually sell more of their product if everyone in the nation had adequate health coverage. They fear, however, that at least with single payer they would face more regulation and negotiation of pricing (like currently handled by the VA and the military in their expenditures).
From Modern Healthcare /CRP April 8, 2002
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MYTH OF AMERICANS NOT TRUSTING THE GOVERNMENT
About 3 to 1 seniors prefer government to private corporations providing health benefits or drug benefits.
From Kaiser Foundation June 2003
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AMERICANS WOULD LIKE A CANADIAN-STYLE SYSTEM HERE
Americans were asked the following question: Would you prefer the current system or universal health insurance like medicare, run by the government and financed by taxpayers? NHI is national health insurance (government assured universal coverage for all US residents).
Washington Post/ ABC Poll Oct 20, 2003
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According to The Pew Research Center, May 10, 2005
Beyond Red vs. Blue
Solid majorities of every group, with the sole exception of Enterprisers,
favor a government guarantee of health insurance for all Americans, even if
it means raising taxes. Across the electorate, support for guaranteed health
insurance ranges from 55% among Upbeats and 59% among Social Conservatives
to 90% among Liberals. By contrast, Enterprisers strongly oppose guaranteed
health insurance for all, only if it means higher taxes (76% oppose).
Percentages favoring government health insurance for all, even if taxes
increase:
65% of the total, 23% of enterprisers, 59% of social conservatives, 63% of pro-government conservatives,
55% of upbeats, 64% of disaffecteds, 73% of conservative Democrats, 65% of disadvantaged Democrats, 90% of liberals
For profiles of the typology groups:
For the full report CLICK HERE |
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