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Fiendish Thingy

(15,366 posts)
4. Biden will have a once in a lifetime opportunity to enact single payer/universal healthcare
Sun May 10, 2020, 12:28 PM
May 2020

And in the midst of this pandemic, the support of the American people will surpass the resistance of the insurance lobby.

MFA - now. Locrian May 2020 #1
+1, n/t area51 May 2020 #13
+1,000,000 Tribetime May 2020 #22
+10,000,000 LiberalLovinLug May 2020 #38
+1,000 Locrian May 2020 #41
Yes, it should be included in the Biden platform ASAP. Lock him up. May 2020 #43
EXACTLY why our current model of employer provided health insurance needs to be replaced groundloop May 2020 #2
Fun fact: One of the articles we imposed on Iraq after invasion was ... universal health care PSPS May 2020 #23
Thanks for that info, I did not that. c-rational May 2020 #29
But Iraq had instituted universal health care for all in the 1970's. End Of The Road May 2020 #30
What happened to Trump and the Republicans beautiful plan that they had to replace Obamacare with? cstanleytech May 2020 #3
Turns out "shovel ready" meant "dead and buried." Grokenstein May 2020 #9
Standing in the Wings ready to go. Wellstone ruled May 2020 #10
Well you get what you pay for and in that case what you are getting is a shit sandwich made from cstanleytech May 2020 #11
Looked for this Insurance thingee Wellstone ruled May 2020 #24
Biden will have a once in a lifetime opportunity to enact single payer/universal healthcare Fiendish Thingy May 2020 #4
Unfortunately I do not think he will be able to do that not unless we see a major change to the cstanleytech May 2020 #8
If well crafted M4A legislation is passed and implemented effectively, Republicans won't touch it Fiendish Thingy May 2020 #16
Trust me they would touch it as they have zero ethics and or shame left in them. cstanleytech May 2020 #20
Trust ME, like I said, Biden will have a once in a lifetime opportunity to pass M4A Fiendish Thingy May 2020 #33
Medicare for all is not Joe's plan Massacure May 2020 #46
Meh I would simply increase the cap from 400% to 1000%. cstanleytech May 2020 #47
A single person making $130,000 a year isn't spending 8.5% (or 9.8) of their income on premiums Massacure May 2020 #50
It may not be his plan now... Fiendish Thingy May 2020 #49
And there are a lot of congress critters heavily vested in the status quo LiberalArkie May 2020 #17
That to. Some Democrats of course but relatively few where as the Republicans are pretty much cstanleytech May 2020 #21
agreed... Locrian May 2020 #40
OPEN ENROLLMENT in Medicare!! RussBLib May 2020 #5
My daughter works part time as a college student who qualifies for MediCal. stopbush May 2020 #6
Isn't it ironic (and gross) that in one of America's greatest health crisis, that health care is ... SWBTATTReg May 2020 #7
Why can't those laid off workers be provided ObamaCare/ACA benefits - federal govt can pay for it. iluvtennis May 2020 #12
The fundamental flaw I've been harping about for years - employer provided insurance is a farse Xipe Totec May 2020 #14
If stuff like this doesn't drive the country into a Democratic majority next election. Ligyron May 2020 #15
the dis- and mis-information is going to be thick RussBLib May 2020 #25
Each and every time they pull some deceptfull, shady or illegal shit... Ligyron May 2020 #32
Uh, not really on the defense anymore... Lock him up. May 2020 #44
It's be interesting... JmAln May 2020 #18
Then what happens durablend May 2020 #42
Keep My Plan SheLiberal May 2020 #19
The whole "keep your plan" was absurd with employer provided insurance csziggy May 2020 #35
And the GOP wants to take away even more by killing ACA. keithbvadu2 May 2020 #26
K & R Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin May 2020 #27
Thanks, Obama. moreland01 May 2020 #28
Health insurers do not want to take care of sick people. McCamy Taylor May 2020 #31
Trump wouldn't dare start ACA enrollment early,that would be admitting it's a GOOD plan.... Bengus81 May 2020 #34
If you have a major life changing event, such as losing your job, you can enroll any time csziggy May 2020 #36
Good to know for those peeps. Now let's see 43M sign up and make Trumps head explode.... Bengus81 May 2020 #48
You bring up a good point, area51 May 2020 #51
Are they still giving subsidies? csziggy May 2020 #52
I told my insurance agent over a month ago that this could push the USA towards MFA csziggy May 2020 #37
how many will be 18 yrs and older? How many will vote Nov 3rd? beachbumbob May 2020 #39
This is something that gets no coverage. All those days of hospital treatment will come at a cost. Vinca May 2020 #45
Aren't covid-19-related medical costs of uninsured being paid by Medicare? Steelrolled May 2020 #53
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