Those participating in the conference that wish to see this bill defeated so that Congress can start from scratch, do not feel that Americans will have to wait another decade for another opportunity for reform to come back around.
Zeese argued that's wrong because the healthcare crisis has become a government crisis and it has become a primary cause of deficit and debt at the state and federal level.
And, Mokhiber said having single payer activists kill this is "the best way to do reform and activists should defeat the legislation and make it clear they are doing it so single payer can continue to be possible.
Advocates like Mokhiber and Zeese differentiate themselves from Republicans who simply wish to kill the bill and ensure that not even piecemeal steps toward reform health care are taken.
They make it clear that if Democrats went back to the drawing board they would be there, as they have been since the beginning, advocating for an "everybody in, nobody out" single payer not-for-profit health care system.
Having been a psychiatrist for twenty years, Dr. Paris communicated the need to get this right now and not later.
"There's this anxiety and stress that's created by our inability, by the inability of average citizens to access healthcare, said Dr. Paris. "It's not bad enough that you've got an anxiety disorder or depression or schizophrenia. But then add to it the stress of not knowing how you're going to pay for your medication, not knowing how you're going to afford therapy to see a psychiatrist is just adding insult to injury.
Dr. Flowers is convinced that "we can do much better than this.
"We have the resources to provide healthcare to every person in this country and to improve our health outcome to be en par the top industrial nation, said Dr. Flowers. "And there's no reason why we shouldn't be going in that direction.
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