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bucolic_frolic

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2. Single pay is a complex and massive shift logistically, locally, and financially

Reply to 4bonhoffer (Original post)

Mon Nov 10, 2025, 08:28 AM

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Republicans could surprise by New Year's with a step in that direction. THAT would surprise us.

And who's going to pay for it? Despite greater throughput - volume of patients - health care providers will want to be paid the same rates as always. If 12% more patients were available, and if they could be squeezed through the system faster by AI innovations and cost reductions, would costs also drop 12%?

Complex. Which is why any such change would go slowly. To add complications, once that path is selected, there's no going back.

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That can happen if Congressional Democrats MAKE it happen. Happy Hoosier Monday #1

Single pay is a complex and massive shift logistically, locally, and financially bucolic_frolic Monday #2

It's either Single Payer or multigraincracker Monday #3

Dems threw that message away when they signed off on a promise from the always lying R's. lark Monday #4

This message was self-deleted by its author BannonsLiver Monday #5