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wasupaloopa

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8. Yes I left that out my fault. My main idea

Reply to bronxiteforever (Reply #7)

Fri Jul 28, 2017, 01:28 PM

Jul 2017

is that single payer is not paid by premiums as Medicare is. So we should not think Medicare for all and single payer are the same thing.

Senator Sanders says Medicare for all some times and single payer other times and we may think they are the same thing.

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We should stop saying Medicare for all and [View all] wasupaloopa Jul 2017 OP

Medicare coverage mostly comes from years of payment into FICA. The Velveteen Ocelot Jul 2017 #1

I'm a newbie to Medicare but this is what I learned from a "Getting Ready for Medicare" class SharonClark Jul 2017 #4

Agree. How is it funded? bronxiteforever Jul 2017 #5

I disagree. When we say tax revenue we mean wasupaloopa Jul 2017 #6

Wrong 41% of Medicare funding comes from general revenues. bronxiteforever Jul 2017 #7

Yes I left that out my fault. My main idea wasupaloopa Jul 2017 #8

No worries! bronxiteforever Jul 2017 #10

We should stop saying "Single Payer" and "Medicare for All" completely... brooklynite Jul 2017 #2

'universal health care' means 'insurance' for everyone leftstreet Jul 2017 #3

My Medicare Part B is from the Government HockeyMom Jul 2017 #9

There is nothing about the phrase "single payer" that implies it's free. marybourg Jul 2017 #11