Wednesday, February 4, 2009

2009 Downstate Healthcare Debate Deathmatch

Tomorrow's debate will feature the following 4 questions. Whether or not you made it or you skipped class: Please feel free after the Deathmatch to carry on debate by leaving any comments below!, on any topic, or on any thoughts you had while observing the historical Downstate debates.

1. Should illegal immigrants be extended health coverage?

2. Are the current structure & rates of fee-for-service (i.e. pay doctors based on predetermined cost per procedure) working for the public good? Would the alternative of pay-for-performance be better?



3. Should organs be for sale?

4. Should America change to a single-payer system (i.e. Medicare for all) instead of our current system of mixed Medicare-Medicaid-private insurance?

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