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Karma13612

(4,527 posts)
3. I agree
Wed Jun 24, 2020, 10:33 AM
Jun 2020

When I lived and worked in England, they took a percentage of my income for health insurance.
And I got care and testing, etc for $00

It’s time, it’s doable and it’s the RIGHT thing to do.

This crappy state by state piece meal coverage with patchwork insurance benefits is causing so many headaches.

Does the government not understand that with one system, it will cut costs on red tape and administration?

Some will ask, “what do you do with all the insurance company employees?”

Put them to work processing all the enrollees initially. Then phase some out to do data analysis of healthcare data to improve patient outcomes.
In the NHS, there were people who input data into the computer system for each patient’s Visit and their diagnosis. This data was later analyzed in order to improve patient outcomes and make care more efficient and keep costs low.

Here in the states, even in rural hospitals, the data on patient visits is oftrn input in real time. The diagnosis Codes are added at that time or later by medical coders. Same with procedures performed.
With Medicare for all, this information would be analyzed in order to improve out comes.
Right now, the codes are used to drive the insurance claims process.

We still need bodies for it all to work. They just might be doing different jobs.

Question: will Medicare for all work like the current Medicare? Walleye Jun 2020 #1
Depends on how many Russiapublicans we get rid of in November. lagomorph777 Jun 2020 #5
Really? You should get a supplemental. I'm on Medicare and with that I pay a small Autumn Jun 2020 #6
Ok. So with Medicare for all, will we all have to buy supplemental insurance? Walleye Jun 2020 #8
MFA will work better than the ACA and covers more than Medicare does now. Autumn Jun 2020 #9
You're asking questions that are impossible to answer at this time. Mariana Jun 2020 #14
You'd pay a whole lot more if you didn't have Medicare. nt. Mariana Jun 2020 #12
I know that. Medicare is good, but why can't it pay the whole bill Walleye Jun 2020 #15
I'll never forget the look on the face of my friend's mom from England when I explained ... Hassin Bin Sober Jun 2020 #18
Flat tax over taxes the poor, under taxes rich. So no. we can do it Jun 2020 #2
Truth! Thank you. nt crickets Jun 2020 #17
I agree Karma13612 Jun 2020 #3
Yes to Medicare For All; NO to regressive taxation. lagomorph777 Jun 2020 #4
Part of the flat tax idea is good TheFarseer Jun 2020 #19
Eliminate the filibuster. Expand SCOTUS, add two new states, & Medicare for all SoonerPride Jun 2020 #7
I agree. We will never get affordable health care for all if we don't. Sometimes you have KPN Jun 2020 #13
+1 dalton99a Jun 2020 #20
A flat tax? No fucking way. Drunken Irishman Jun 2020 #10
Duplicate post. I agree. We will never get affordable health care for all if we don't. Sometimes KPN Jun 2020 #11
Tax credits work fine for those who can already afford the insurance... Wounded Bear Jun 2020 #16
Tax credits are meaningless for most working people. dalton99a Jun 2020 #21
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