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pnwmom

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6. Why should it be free or inexpensive to EVERYBODY? Somebody has to pay for it.

Reply to Goodheart (Original post)

Thu Aug 1, 2019, 12:54 PM

Aug 2019

Right now employers are paying premiums to insurers (except those who are self-insured). Those premiums are part of compensation packages. What happens to those funds?

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Unless the "public option" is free or inexpensive it's snake oil.. and dangerous snake oil at that. [View all] Goodheart Aug 2019 OP

In this political environment, the Public Option is likely the quickest way to Medicare-for-All, or Hoyt Aug 2019 #1

Current Medicare receipients pay $135 a month in premiums, sometimes more if they have an Advantage stopbush Aug 2019 #2

"endangering the future of universal health care" lapfog_1 Aug 2019 #3

So your against it. pwb Aug 2019 #4

How inexpensive? Midnightwalk Aug 2019 #5

Why should it be free or inexpensive to EVERYBODY? Somebody has to pay for it. pnwmom Aug 2019 #6

Locking. OPs about the candidates belong in Democratic Primaries. Autumn Aug 2019 #7