One contends single payer will drive doctors from Vermont, another claims it would attract doctors. Results from one survey were released this week by Representative (and doctor) George Till (D-Georgia). Till sent a questionnaire to nearly 1700 licensed physicians in Vermont. Approximately 610 took part. While the majority who responded (55%) support a single payer health care system in Vermont, a significant minority (28.4%) said they would “likely stop practicing in Vermont if a government run single payer health system was initiated.”

Read results of the survey here: http://georgetill.com/PHYSICIAN-SURVEY-2011.php

In the meantime, More than 200 doctors from around the country say if Vermont enacted single payer, they’d consider moving here. They were responding to a campaign by Vermont advocates for single payer and the group Physicians for a National Health Program. Details are here:

http://www.pnhp.org/news/2011/march/more-than-200-doctors-contemplate-moving-to-vermont-if-it-adopts-single-payer-health