Doctors consistently report having few problems with single-payer Medicare, and frequent problems with private insurance companies. A "government bureaucrat" has no incentive to deny us necessary services because he's spending "other people's money". If he denies us a service, the money "saved" just goes toward another's care. But an insurance company bureaucrat has great incentive to deny us necessary services because the money "saved" goes right into his pocket.
Unlike honest "service" providers, who seek people needing their services, health insurance companies seek those who don't need their services (while doing all they can to avoid those who do). Insurance companies pretend they're in the business of providing health care, when their true business is denying health care.
Each year two million of us are bankrupted by medical expenses. Each day, 14,000 of us lose our health insurance. Most of us are just a pink slip away from this horror. Compare this to the peace of mind we'd have with a single-payer system that would always be there for us (all of us).
Why does this blatant con game continue?
Because our government is for sale to the highest bidder. Our government "representatives" thrive on special interest money. They would be severely punished politically (and lose millions) if they were to put the interests of the American people ahead of influential insurance and drug companies.
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