Frequently Asked Questions
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...About Single-Payer and Universal Health Care
...About the Minnesota Health Plan
- What is the Minnesota Health Plan?
- Why do we need the Minnesota Health Plan?
- Who would be covered under the Minnesota Health Plan?
- What services are covered under the Minnesota Health Plan?
- How does the Minnesota Health Plan control costs?
- Who will run the health care system under the Minnesota Health Plan?
- How is the MHP paid for?
- Why are they called premiums instead of taxes?
- Is the Minnesota Health Plan socialized medicine?
- How do we get beyond the prejudice of Americans against government, communal solutions to human problems?
- Won't there be "waiting lines" for health care services?
- Why should my hard-earned money go to pay for "free" health care for people who don't want to work and don't take care of their health?
- Won't people from out of state move here just to get health care?
- What about consumer choice under the Minnesota Health Plan?
- Won't health care be "rationed"?
- The MHP does not define who is a "resident." What are the criteria that must be met?
- How does the plan differentiate between covering undocumented workers and charging people from other states? Why should we cover people here illegally?
- Once the Minnesota Health Plan goes into effect, will private insurance still be available in MN? How? What for?
- Will the people working for insurance companies lose their jobs?