Single Payer Health Care

The Green Party supports a universal, comprehensive, national single-payer health plan that will provide the following with no increase in cost: A publicly funded health care insurance program, administered at the state and local levels. Lifetime benefits for everyone. No one will lose coverage for any reason. Freedom to choose the type of health care provider, with a wide range of health care choices. Decision-making in the hands of health providers and their patients. Comprehensive benefits, as good or better than existing plans, including dental, vision, mental health care, hospice, long-term care, substance abuse treatment and medication coverage. Participation of all licensed and/or certified health providers, subject to standards of practice in their field. Portable health plan benefits. Primary and preventive care as priorities, including wellness education about diet, nutrition and exercise. Greatly reduced paperwork for both patients and providers. Fair and full reimbursement to providers for their services. Preservation of all health care services currently available. Cost controls via streamlined administration, national fee schedules, bulk purchases of drugs and medical equipment, and coordination of capital expenditures. Prices of medications must be publicly supervised. Hospitals that can afford safe staffing levels for registered nurses. Establishment of national, state, and local Health Policy Boards consisting of health consumers and providers to oversee and evaluate the performance of the system, expand access to care, and determine research priorities. All meetings of the boards shall be open to the public. Establishment of a National Health Trust Fund that would channel all current Federal payments for health care programs directly into the Fund, in addition to employees' health premium payments.

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