Universal Single-Payer Healthcare Coverage: An Economic Stimulus Plan

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-- 2.6 million new permanent jobs at an average income of $38,262 annually;

-- $100 billion in worker compensation;

-- $44 billion in new tax revenue - "exclusive of the funding changes to replace employer insurance contributions;"

-- Medicare Part B coverage for 2.6 million Medicare enrollees;

-- Part D coverage for 15 million more;

-- full coverage for the 50 million or more uninsured and millions more underinsured;

-- elimination of the uninsured's uncompensated demands on providers;

-- 27.7 million Medicaid recipients will get the same coverage as others, not the inconsistent kind now offered;

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