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In reply to the discussion: Up to 43m Americans could lose health insurance amid pandemic, report says [View all]
LiberalLovinLug
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Gee, if only there was some policy platform that promoted the idea of Medicare, only for all?
If we had a candidate that was for M4A they could have been pointing to this pandemic as ample reasoning to have some kind of national medical insurance for everyone. And coordinated national response ability as a bonus. This is the time to highlight the advantages of a single payer national system. But nothing is said on the topic by our nominee. An opportunity missed.
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Up to 43m Americans could lose health insurance amid pandemic, report says [View all]
Lock him up.
May 2020
OP
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
What happened to Trump and the Republicans beautiful plan that they had to replace Obamacare with?
cstanleytech
May 2020
#3
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
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
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
That to. Some Democrats of course but relatively few where as the Republicans are pretty much
cstanleytech
May 2020
#21
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
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
I told my insurance agent over a month ago that this could push the USA towards MFA
csziggy
May 2020
#37
