Public TRICARE Military Health Plan Most Popular In South
Public TRICARE military health plan most popular in South | Institute for Southern Studies
In this year's health reform debate, Congressional Democrats quickly took proposals for a single-payer system off the table, claiming it was "unrealistic."
But more than 9 million people in the U.S. have already signed on to a single-payer system that's proved both workable and popular: TRICARE, the Department of Defense's program for active-duty military and retirees.
Even more interesting: According to a Facing South analysis, nearly half of TRICARE beneficiaries live in the South -- states where Congressional leadership has been most vocal in opposing public involvement in health care.
Last week, a top-rated diary at DailyKos by a person claiming to be "an active duty obstetrician/gynecologist in a major medical facility on the East Coast" noted that:
9.2 Million active duty and retired uniformed service member and their families receive their healthcare from the federal government. My family and I receive free healthcare from the federal government ... I am struck however that nobody has brought up the simple fact that the government already provides free healthcare in a single payer model to over 9 million of its population.
I decided to look into where TRICARE beneficiaries were located. According to my analysis of TRICARE data, 47% -- nearly half -- of the 9.2 million using TRICARE are based in 13 Southern states: Read more.
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Single-payer health care
Members of Congress are eligible to participate in the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program and may select from among several health benefit plans offered by private health insurance companies. Every Member of Congress and Federal employee pays a percentage of the cost for their health insurance premiums.
What percentage of premiums the members of congress and federal employees pay for their health care, I don't know but, why wouldn't this perticular coverage work for the American public?
I find it intriguing, that Obama said, when he was running for the nomination, that he favored single-payer health care, now he is being coy , more or less saying it has to be bi-partisan, or that if we want something we have to "make him do it". What is he afraid of, who is in control? Why doesn't he stand up and push for health care he claims is so important for the American people and the economy? Why doesn't he send his goons, I mean Rham Emanual and the others, that he sent to push the leaning democrats to vote for the Afghanistan funding, to push for the single-payer health care?