(In a socialized system, the physicians, nurses, and so forth are employed by the government.) The virtue of both the single-payer and the socialized systems, as compared with a largely private system, is that the government can wield its market share to
bargain down prices--which, in all of our model systems, including the VHA, it does.
The health of nations: here's how Canada, France, Britain, Germany, and our own Veterans Health Administration manage to cover everybody at less cost and with better care than we do
MADD helped me to contact the prosecutor handling my case to make sure that he didn't plea
bargain down the charges.
5 questions for: Glynn R. Birch: MADD national president
I've been letting my side of the
bargain down for a while.
Cricket: Pietersen full of praise for fiery Flintoff
For all we know, some managed to
bargain down the price a bit when they saw that the Bank was serious.
City View: Housing in reverse? Not according to latest figures
In addition to job cuts, service workers must now also contend with the enhanced power of highly mobile, increasingly unregulated global corporations to
bargain down U.S.
Outsourcing: a policy agenda
Just by using its purchasing power to
bargain down drug prices, the government could save a bundle, Naiman points out: "Then we could have our health care and a tax cut, too."
Bush Bilks the Elderly
And the 55-year-old self-made tycoon puts his ability to drive a hard
bargain down to his Scottish roots.
Islands where love blooms in the sunshine; BILLY SLOAN meets the man who has played cupid to thousands of couples
Hillary's theory is that we are oppressed by drug companies and heartless insurance executives, and that her plan to shove everyone into regulated co-ops will allow us to
bargain down the money-changers with tough spending caps.
Medical malpractice
But if the Bluebirds' boss has had an excellent eye for a
bargain down the years, arguably his best acquisition came on May 26, 2006, almost a year to the day Jones himself had arrived in the Welsh capital.
MAC ON ATTACK AS CITY DREAM; CARDIFF CITY MR DEPENDABLE READY FOR FINAL PUSH Jones' 'best buy' wants to see the Bluebirds clinch Premier League place
"It was near my mum's birthday so I decided to buy one of them and managed to
bargain down to pounds 200, but I have to admit it was one of the tackiest things I'd ever seen.
Life was never dull when Tino was here !
Come on Ols, it's about time you got rid of your old gladrags, then young 'uns like me can pick up a good
bargain down at the charity shop!
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