Report of Health Care Community Discussions

HealthReform.gov
March 5, 2009

In December 2008, the Presidential Transition Team invited Americans to host and participate in Health Care Community Discussions to talk about how to reform health care in America.

IV. Solutions to the Problems in the U.S. Health Care System

B. Roles in a Reformed U.S. Health Care System

Role of Government v. Market

The real debate was over the balance of government versus the market in insuring Americans. Supporters of a single-payer system submitted numerous reports, in part due to the encouragement by advocacy groups to participate in Health Care Community Discussions. Under most versions of a single-payer system, the government would replace private insurers in organizing, financing, and paying for health care. Its specifics, and arguments for and against it, are described below (see Single-Payer System box).

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That’s it. In this long report, this is the paragraph that expresses the ubiquitous single payer presence at these meetings. (The single payer box mentioned was not posted on this web version of the report.)

For those who were expecting a Quote of the Day on today’s White House Health Care Reform Summit, here is the the full discussion of single payer: