The Pueblo Chieftain Online :: Medicare anniversary brings calls for health care reform: "It's been 40 years since President Lyndon Johnson signed the legislation creating the Medicare health insurance program for senior citizens - an anniversary noted by several Pueblo doctors on Thursday by calling on Congress to establish a single-payer health insurance program for all U.S. residents.
'This country spends 16 percent of its total income on health care and we leave millions uninsured,' said Dr. David Zehring, of La Veta. 'Our European allies spend about 11 percent of their income on health care and cover everyone, while Canada spends about 9 percent for universal coverage. I'm confident we will get universal coverage here some day.'It's been 40 years since President Lyndon Johnson signed the legislation creating the Medicare health insurance program for senior citizens - an anniversary noted by several Pueblo doctors on Thursday by calling on Congress to establish a single-payer health insurance program for all U.S. residents.
'This country spends 16 percent of its total income on health care and we leave millions uninsured,' said Dr. David Zehring, of La Veta. 'Our European allies spend about 11 percent of their income on health care and cover everyone, while Canada spends about 9 percent for universal coverage. I'm confident we will get universal coverage here some day.'"
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