Health Care

I heard on NPR this morning that the court cases against the Affordable Health Care Act are proceeding. I also heard that new polls show that Romney's Massachusetts health care plan is still increasing in popularity as time passes and people get more used to its provisions. One thing that may startle many people is that in Massachusetts even a majority of self-identified Republicans now favor their state's health care system.

The facts are so overwhelmingly in favor of a single payer system across the world that it's hard to believe that there is so much negative writing about the Affordable Health Care Act. We have a great example of a working single payer system right next door in Canada. However, there is so much misinformation (I'll use that term rather than lying) about Canada's experience that a review of the facts is in order. Here's an article that addresses most of the criticisms of Canada's plan.