A single payer refers to a system in which one entity (usually the government) pays all the medical bills for a specific population. And usually (though, again, not always) that entity sets the prices for medical procedures. A single-payer system is not the same thing as socialized medicine. In a truly socialized medicine system, the government not only pays the bills but also owns the health care facilities and employs the professionals who work there.
An unusual debate is attracting a storm of Internet commentary as viewers disagree over whether âthe dressâ is black and blue or white and gold. Things started when Tumblr user swiked posted a photo of the dress Wednesday and asked: âGuys please help me â is this dress white and gold, or blue and black.
The dress is indeed black and blue. I fired up Photoshop and fixed the exposure. Here's what the dress looks like in real life: Which matches the dress you can see online, as claimed by the person who took the photo: She's not lying. Case solved.