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19. Even our Medicare is overpriced compared to public insurance in other countries

Reply to grahamhgreen (Original post)

Tue Mar 25, 2014, 12:56 AM

Mar 2014

The particular payment model we use is much, much less important to me than making the fee-at-use small enough for people to afford it. There are a lot of ways other countries have made this work, and I don't particularly care which one we take.

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Poll: We are All Working to Transform the ACA into for Medicare for All, or Better, Right? [View all] grahamhgreen Mar 2014 OP

Medicare for All, including dental, optical, hearing aids, mental health and nursing home services. Scuba Mar 2014 #1

Yes, but you are jumping some steps that will have to take place first. JoePhilly Mar 2014 #2

Very few are working for Universal Single Payer Demeter Mar 2014 #3

yeah, I'd like to know whom among dem leadership is included in OP's "we all...." mike_c Mar 2014 #4

Bernie is an Independent....not a Democrat Demeter Mar 2014 #5

I understand-- he's a self described democratic socialist.... mike_c Mar 2014 #6

Yep, and the quicker the better. nt Zorra Mar 2014 #7

That is my fervent hope etherealtruth Mar 2014 #8

How to strengthen Obamacare, courtesy of the Progessive Caucus. ProSense Mar 2014 #9

I like them all! Especially Waivers for Single Payer, the public option, & negotiating drug prices:) grahamhgreen Mar 2014 #12

kick for more voting Liberal_in_LA Mar 2014 #10

Does anyone really believe ... 1000words Mar 2014 #11

Yes. First Vermont, then wildfire:) grahamhgreen Mar 2014 #13

One state will have single payer in 3 short years. joshcryer Mar 2014 #14

Why would insurance companies ... 1000words Mar 2014 #16

They knew the writing was on the wall. joshcryer Mar 2014 #17

Insurance companies make plenty of money off Medicare because they do the actual provisioning Recursion Mar 2014 #20

Nope. Probably, twenty years is optimistic. TheKentuckian Mar 2014 #15

Other: While I hope the effort is a first step, I do not believe it is but if you point me to an TheKentuckian Mar 2014 #18

Even our Medicare is overpriced compared to public insurance in other countries Recursion Mar 2014 #19