Will Alaska or Colorado Go Single-Payer?

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Will Alaska or Colorado Go Single-Payer?

By Alex Tolbert - 07/28/2016 04:12 pm ET |

With Hillary Clinton clinching the Democratic nomination for President, it might seem like Senator Bernie Sanders’ universal healthcare plan has bitten the dust.

However, the United States may still see single-payer healthcare in the near future. Two states—Alaska and Colorado—could be the first to move away from the third-party payer system.

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In the first scenario, consumers pay premiums for membership in a health plan, which pays a portion of their medical bills. In the second scenario, consumers typically pay higher taxes for the government to cover their medical expenses. The U.S. has the first system, and nations like Canada and the United Kingdom have the second kind of system.

Alaska and Colorado could both be the first states in the nation to move to single-payer, though their reasons are quite different. One is intentional—Colorado citizens will be able to vote on the issue this November. The other is out of necessity. Alaska is down to one commercial insurer in the under-65 individual market, creating expensive problems with the state’s health system....


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[SammyWinstonJack]

1. Knr

[Wounded Bear]

2. K & R ......

The more states that do this, the better.

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3. "one commercial insurer in the under-65 individual market"

Talk about having the market cornered.