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(5,443 posts)There is room for improvement in Senator Sander's (And Rep Conyer's) bills.
Here's what I wrote in your other thread:
Sanders plan is a great start, but there is a need to flesh out the details.
For example, modest co-pays for all but those who could not afford health care should probably be incorporated, to prevent the drain on resources. Having more physicians would be a big improvement-- one of the reasons medical cost is so high is problems with the limited amount of medical training opportunities (caused by the AMA among others)-- so more training is a must. Negotiation of fees/drug costs would be key. Having a private system co-exist for a longer transition period would probably be necessary as well.
These ideas are in accord with the Urban Institute's analysis.
Senator Sanders and Rep. Conyers should be working with their colleagues and experts to flesh out the details and make this more than a symbolic exercise.