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IbogaProject

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19. I want universal single payer
Wed Mar 8, 2023, 12:09 AM
Mar 2023

I was objecting to moving the Medicare age down as a stopgap to continue the for profit insurance debacle. Medicare only covers 80% and doctors are forbidden from offering to forgive the 20% by the contractual terms of being a Medicare biller. So being type 1 diabetic I'll hit any copays and deductibles. It's a two side fix w single payer everyone covered. One is reducing administrative costs from 33% to 3% or less. The other would be to fund more education, training and funding or expanded medical capacity. The number or doctors and other specialties has been limited is a kind of price fixing.

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Raise the cap; problem solved. mobeau69 Mar 2023 #1
This message was self-deleted by its author Chin music Mar 2023 #2
I make above the cap... Happy Hoosier Mar 2023 #4
This is about Medicare -- not Social Security. W_HAMILTON Mar 2023 #7
Oops. My bad. mobeau69 Mar 2023 #9
This is an excellent plan IMO. CousinIT Mar 2023 #3
Also lower the age of Medicare to 50 markodochartaigh Mar 2023 #5
Anybody who gets laid off in their 50's would appreciate this... Wounded Bear Mar 2023 #8
Absolutely agree! Lonestarblue Mar 2023 #10
Medicare Advantage Is a Massive Scam Celerity Mar 2023 #16
Lower the age to zero. area51 Mar 2023 #12
Thank you, President Biden! mcar Mar 2023 #6
I don't want it IbogaProject Mar 2023 #11
I am Delphinus Mar 2023 #14
I want universal single payer IbogaProject Mar 2023 #19
KnR to read later. TY for the non-paywall link Hekate Mar 2023 #13
yw! cheers Celerity Mar 2023 #18
Do it joe. republianmushroom Mar 2023 #15
There is no "cap" on covered wages subject to the Medicare tax... W_HAMILTON Mar 2023 #17
There is a quiet scam IbogaProject Mar 2023 #20
Ty, Joe! SheltieLover Mar 2023 #21
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