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In reply to the discussion: Urban Institute analysis of Sanders Single Payer Plan: May 2016 [View all]Orsino
(37,428 posts)...say the nay-sayers.
Of course it's disruptive. So has been leaving Americans helpless before monster insurance companies. We just have to fucking choose what sort of disruption we'd rather spend on.
My main concern has been the large segment of the population currently employed by private insurers. Wiping out their jobs with a stroke of a pen seems unwise. However, implementation of single-payer is likely to be phased in, as is any big change (as with ACA). If what comes of the current Medicare-For-All push is ultimately a compromise in which fifty-seven-year-olds are rolled in, or in which fifty-five-and-up can buy in somehow, that's a win...and the basis for more wins.
Pushing for a public option got us ACA. Who the hell wants to stop now?