The first step to fixing a broken medical care system [View all]
We absolutely have to open Medicare up to more people. There are millions of Americans who face barriers to affordable health insurance. Even at twice the premiums seniors pay, it is far more affordable than individual plans, COBRA, etc.
It fixes the barriers to obtaining care for millions of people, and it fixes the problem of uncompensated emergency care at the providers. It allows people to change jobs, work for smaller businesses, start their own business, retire before age 65, temporarily leave the workplace to provide full time care to a loved one. Even people approved for SSDI suffer for 2 years before the option to buy into Medicare kicks in (how stupid is THAT?)
I can give you the stories of a dozen or more people who would directly benefit. At the end of the day we all win when our fellow Americans are healthy.
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