To those on the left side of the political balance beam, no issue is more important – or more elusive – than having medical care provided directly by a governmental system.
Dubbed “single-payer,” it would eliminate insurers and other aspects of private enterprise from medical care and provide everyone the same services, regardless of income or other characteristics.
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