Go Vermont. Make America and Progressives Proud. Make the world proud. You can do it. Our promised Health Care system is coming.
Peter Shumlin has been committed to single-payer since he campaigned. It is a good thing he won. Dr. Hsaio, the person whom the vermont legislature tasked with setting up a health care system that could put away Vermont Health Care problems once and for all, said that he had given up on America. However, Peter Shumlin said, "Vermont thinks independently and we will do it."
YES WE CAN
Dr. Hsaio came up with a Public-Private Single Payer plan that can work excellently. This one saves more than Government-Run Single Payer and would cost less money to set up. This is the real deal folks. Bernie Sanders said Vermont stands to be the first state in the country to enact Single-Payer. Dr. Hsaio just gave the green light.
Now, Bernie Sanders is going to fight for a state waiver bill to be passed in the senate (that will be post- filibuster reform). This is basically the same bill Wyden sponsored but time in the historic lame duck session was so limited that Wyden's bill could not be passed. The state waiver bill will move the waiver application in the Health Care Law to 2014 from 2017. That way Vermont can get started right away on their solution and not have to set up the federal system first. This won't even cost money. Peter Shumlin said getting waivers would be the easiest part of the journey. Bernie Sanders said, "All we want is more flexibility, nothing more".
The Obama administration is fully supportive of states being original in delivering health care. Kathleen Sebelius totally supports Vermont's efforts.
Vermont is moving forward. Single-Payer here we come.
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