Vermont to Design a Single Payer Health Care System

Fire Dog Lake ^ | 29 May 2010 | Jon Walker

[Lorianne]

In Vermont, a bill that could possibly lead to a government-run single payer health care system is now state law. Republican Gov. Jim Douglas chose not to veto the bill, letting it become law without his signature.

At issue, Senate Bill 88 (PDF), creates a commission to design and create an implementation plan for three different health care systems. One of the options that the commission will design is a single payer health care system and one will be a health care system that includes the choice of a state-run public option along side private health insurance.

There is no guarantee that Vermont will implement either the single payer plan or the system with a public option, but it is a small step toward making that happen.

It is possible, if not likely, that federal law will be used to prevent the state from implementing a single payer system.

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I remember reading a book about 15 years ago that described Vermont as an extrememely business UN-friendly state. Where do they think the $ comes from for the utopian dreams?