tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6034478.post5069610232432769895..comments2024-03-28T13:48:19.009-04:00Comments on Doug Ross @ Journal: THE JOYS OF SINGLE-PAYER: At least 175 Veterans Administration whistleblowers targeted for retributionUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6034478.post-15663392125870459052014-06-20T07:34:31.346-04:002014-06-20T07:34:31.346-04:00Actually there is a big difference between The VA ...Actually there is a big difference between The VA system which may be a single payor, but largely uses itself as the care provider vs. Medicare utilizes many privately held care providers. Its not even close to the same.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6034478.post-10793251879260887182014-06-18T11:11:47.709-04:002014-06-18T11:11:47.709-04:00The VA is one kind of single payer, but there is a...The VA is one kind of single payer, but there is a much better kind. Medicare. The VA has several problems that have nothing to do with the fact that there are no private insurance companies involved. Virtually everyone in the plan is injured. <br /><br />Medicare has one major problem, everyone in the plan is either over 65, or disabled. If we opened the optional Medicare to everyone, that problem would be solved. Anybody who thinks that the VA demonstrates the only kind of single payer there is either lying or not paying attention. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com