no kidding -- and it's not just the sick employees, it's the ones who are freaked out about getting sick. I mean, forty-six million people with a reasonable fraction of their brains stuck on "OMG what am I going to do about my health care?" have to be less productive than if they didn't have to worry.
Not only that, but single-payer health care: - simplifies billing enormously for health care providers - results in significantly less time lost on the part of the patient AND the biller, because there aren't these endless rounds of "I have coverage for that/no you don't/we're going to charge you more/less because you have some coverage/no coverage/a copay/etc. etc." - is cheaper overall
Of course, the insurance companies hate the very idea of it, because where would all their lovely premiums come from?
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Not only that, but single-payer health care:
- simplifies billing enormously for health care providers
- results in significantly less time lost on the part of the patient AND the biller, because there aren't these endless rounds of "I have coverage for that/no you don't/we're going to charge you more/less because you have some coverage/no coverage/a copay/etc. etc."
- is cheaper overall
Of course, the insurance companies hate the very idea of it, because where would all their lovely premiums come from?
/rant