Comment Re:It was all a river of lies (Score 1) 14
Some doctors are against single payer because they can no longer prescribe higher-markup drugs and let the insurance companies pay.
I can't speak for all 50 states of the country I live in, but I have lived in two that have addressed that matter in a way. Both states have a check (or initial) box for "dispense as written", ie no generic substitutions allowed for a given drug. The default behavior - with the box left alone - is to allow pharmacists to provide the patient with the generic substitute of the drug if it is available.
Not once have I seen a physician fill in that box, and I've had a fair number of prescriptions over the decades.
Granted, that only applies to generics when they are available. It doesn't apply to similar drugs; for example if you're physician prescribes you the sexiest new antidepressant the pharmacist does not have the ability to substitute generic prozac in its place. However this seems to suggest, at least based on my experience with health care professionals, that there are not as many doctors on the cut as some would have us believe.
It works because it provides more care for fewer dollars
Not sure if you've seen other discussions I've been in here on slashdot or not (and I know your reply was to smitty but I opted to chime in anyways), but I have been campaigning for single payer for a long, long, time. I was actually pushing for it before slashdot even existed. I am one of many American Liberals who find the "affordable care act" a travesty for not doing enough.