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PSPS

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19. "Buy into medicare" won't work
Sun Dec 21, 2025, 10:48 PM
19 hrs ago

The sickest people will buy into Medicare and everyone else will buy private insurance, which will have lower rates since their risk pool will have had the risk moved out to Medicare.

No, the only solution is universal health care or "Medicare for all," like the rest of the industrialized world. Even Iraq has it since we built it into their new constitution. That gives the largest risk pool which means lower rates for every individual (enhanced by the absence of the billion-dollar-a-year parasites in the insurance corporate offices.)

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Excellent BlueWaveNeverEnd 23 hrs ago #1
Good news. Now bluestarone 22 hrs ago #2
From here on how these work - BumRushDaShow 22 hrs ago #3
TYVM! bluestarone 22 hrs ago #5
Most welcome!! BumRushDaShow 22 hrs ago #7
His reaction to the Trump files release was.......muted Red Mountain 22 hrs ago #4
Unless it is retroactive, UpInArms 22 hrs ago #6
It would probably have to have either that provision or BumRushDaShow 22 hrs ago #8
YES but it's a good point, they BETTER freaking do that enrollment re-opening or this will be some bullshit AZJonnie 16 hrs ago #21
It will have to be that way, but it is a huge mess, and completely unnecessary. Bluetus 4 hrs ago #25
Hear, hear! BigmanPigman 20 hrs ago #17
i am sorry but..I disagree.I dont want this to pass Playingmantis 22 hrs ago #9
"i am sorry but..I disagree.I dont want this to pass" BumRushDaShow 21 hrs ago #10
You are lumping in Red State DUers Ishoutandscream2 21 hrs ago #11
"I guarantee they will enjoy the lesser permiums and then vote Trump and GOP" Wiz Imp 21 hrs ago #12
This isn't really news. Wiz Imp 21 hrs ago #13
"if they signed the dicharge petition, they would naturally be expected to vote for the legislation." BumRushDaShow 13 hrs ago #24
Get an actual vote in the senate and we're in business SSJVegeta 21 hrs ago #14
I will believe it when I see it. Period. NotHardly 20 hrs ago #15
Medicare for All bmichaelh 20 hrs ago #16
"Buy into medicare" won't work PSPS 19 hrs ago #19
One has to wonder... GiqueCee 20 hrs ago #18
It takes Democrats to get things done. C Moon 16 hrs ago #20
Oh, at this point it deserves its own cutesy name truthisfreedom 14 hrs ago #22
We'll see. Not holding my breath. NotHardly 14 hrs ago #23
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