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Silent Type

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9. Sad fact is that all major healthcare legislation in last 30 years has involved private insurers-- ACA, Part D, Part C,

Reply to dcmfox (Original post)

Wed Aug 20, 2025, 02:08 PM

Aug 2025

Medicaid expanision, etc.

Maybe we can buck trend, but I doubt it. We'll be sitting here 20 years from now debating the same issue. Hopefully, Congress will reinstall the Covid expanded ACA subsidies, but that's questionable too.

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They really don't want us to have Medicare for all [View all] dcmfox Aug 2025 OP

Medicare for all would eventually replace private insurance gab13by13 Aug 2025 #1

They don't want us to have edhopper Aug 2025 #2

Bingo JustAnotherGen Aug 2025 #4

And apparently they hate us - enough to kill us. erronis Aug 2025 #13

They are the party of sadists. BigmanPigman Aug 2025 #16

+1 leftstreet Aug 2025 #6

Beat me to it. rsdsharp Aug 2025 #7

I prepaid into it for 45 years before I became eligible MichMan Aug 2025 #3

They don't even consider us as human beings Matthew28 Aug 2025 #5

No precedent in america, but universal healthcare mwmisses4289 Aug 2025 #8

Sad fact is that all major healthcare legislation in last 30 years has involved private insurers-- ACA, Part D, Part C, Silent Type Aug 2025 #9

Oh, and can I just say fawk em all!!!!!!! a kennedy Aug 2025 #10

There was no precedent for... WestMichRad Aug 2025 #11

How about a trade? homegirl Aug 2025 #12

Great idea! And the NRA can collect the gun insurance and be in charge of Medicare payments.... erronis Aug 2025 #14

There was a time when I believed that America Dan Aug 2025 #15