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Republican Congressman: 'I Would Support Single-Payer'
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| Contributor | RP |
| Last Edited | RP Mar 18, 2010 02:23pm |
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| Author | Rachel Slajda |
| News Date | Wednesday, March 17, 2010 09:15:00 PM UTC0:0 |
| Description | In a striking interview on MSNBC this morning, Rep. John Shadegg (R-AZ) made, perhaps unintentionally, a strong case for a single-payer health care system.
"The reality is, this bill is going to reward for-profit insurance companies that have done a disservice," Shadegg said. "This bill is going to give them exactly what they wanted. The insurance industry, the for-profit insurance industry, wanted an individual mandate and that's what they're getting out of this bill. The for-profit insurance industry did not want a public option because they don't like competition and guess what? They're getting that."
Then, after some back and forth with Shuster: "I would support single-payer."
"You would support a government-run medical system?" Shuster asked.
"Absolutely," Shadegg said.
He also said that the best way to pay for those with pre-existing conditions is to "spread their costs among the healthy, among the taxpayers." |
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