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Gothmog

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14. Pelosi Wants Focus on Obamacare

Wed Sep 18, 2019, 03:49 PM

Sep 2019

I agree with Speaker Pelosi https://politicalwire.com/2019/09/17/pelosi-wants-focus-on-obamacare/

Speaker Nancy Pelosi told CNBC that Democrats should focus on making improvements to the Affordable Care Act instead of pushing to introduce “Medicare for All.”

Said Pelosi: “God bless 2020 Democratic presidential candidates putting forth Medicare for All proposals, but know what that entails. I believe the path to ‘health care for all’ is a path following the lead of the Affordable Care Act. Let’s use our energy to have health care for all Americans, and that involves over 150 million families that have it through the private sector.”

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primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden

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Speaker Pelosi-There's no need to reinvent health care -- just improve Obamacare [View all] Gothmog Sep 2019 OP

Expanding the already-existing Medicare isn't reinventing the wheel. area51 Sep 2019 #1

Considerable difference between MFA and a Public Option. PNHP represents 2% of physicians. Hoyt Sep 2019 #2

Always thought the public option was an excellent idea. "Try before you buy." n/t Beartracks Sep 2019 #6

You can't expand the existing medicare system for all...it will be a new system and damned expensive Demsrule86 Sep 2019 #13

You wouldn't want Medicare expanded. It's very inadequate. Hortensis Oct 2019 #19

My Medicare coverage is great Bradshaw3 Oct 2019 #29

That "supplemental" you have to purchase out of pocket Hortensis Oct 2019 #32

What we have now is a scam Bradshaw3 Oct 2019 #33

It wouldn't be expanded, it'd completely new with old name on it. Hortensis Oct 2019 #35

Wrong. The system is in place Bradshaw3 Oct 2019 #36

MfA would be profit-based medicine, B3. I suspect Sanders Hortensis Oct 2019 #38

ZIIIINNG!!! Pelosi is doing great on impeachment, but she has this one wrong!! InAbLuEsTaTe Oct 2019 #28

Thank you, Nancy Pelosi! Cha Sep 2019 #3

There's so much that's wrong about this Maven Sep 2019 #4

Relative to PO I don't see how MFA is a good idea, MFA would be starting over completely uponit7771 Sep 2019 #9

+1 Joe941 Oct 2019 #24

just do SOMETHING dweller Sep 2019 #5

Nobody willingly gives up the football Nasruddin Sep 2019 #7

K&R betsuni Sep 2019 #8

KICK! Cha Sep 2019 #10

Post removed Post removed Sep 2019 #11

Speaker Pelosi -- always rational and astute. nt BlueMississippi Sep 2019 #12

Pelosi Wants Focus on Obamacare Gothmog Sep 2019 #14

Nancy backs Joe's position Gothmog Sep 2019 #15

NBC/WSJ poll shows Biden's healthcare stance (optional Medicare buy-in) much more popular Gothmog Sep 2019 #16

Obamacare Has Made People Healthier Gothmog Oct 2019 #17

Speaker is absolutely right. It took a tremendous effort to get to Obamacare. We should do as she & onetexan Oct 2019 #22

:) Pelosi's biased. She is, above all the others involved, THE person Hortensis Oct 2019 #18

KICK! Cha Oct 2019 #20

Oh Nancy. We can do better and provide coverage and healthcare to more people. aikoaiko Oct 2019 #21

Billionaire health execs agree. Voltaire2 Oct 2019 #23

K&R Tarheel_Dem Oct 2019 #25

I'm with Nancy on this. calguy Oct 2019 #26

You are so right, Nancy. It's what the people want. emmaverybo Oct 2019 #27

"Improving" the ACA would improve the insurers bottom line Bradshaw3 Oct 2019 #30

Why Elizabeth Warren won't talk about the cost of 'Medicare for All' Gothmog Oct 2019 #42

Mahalo, Goth! Cha Nov 2019 #50

Joe and Pelosi for the win. oasis Oct 2019 #31

30% of US Health Care Expenditures Are Administrative DrFunkenstein Oct 2019 #34

Incrementalism again. We've done 40 years of it. Enough! Doremus Oct 2019 #37

Yeah, and President Obama finally got somewhere.. Cha Oct 2019 #46

One success in 40 years isn't a record I'm proud of. Are you? Doremus Nov 2019 #48

We're very proud of ACA.. the foundation Cha Nov 2019 #49

73% of people favor [the] public option that would keep private insurance in place Gothmog Oct 2019 #39

K&R Scurrilous Oct 2019 #40

Support for a public option has been increasing, and for Medicare-for-All has been decreasing Gothmog Oct 2019 #41

Choices for Financing Medicare for All: A Preliminary Analysis Gothmog Oct 2019 #43

A good rule of thumb: Don't get to Pelosi's left Gothmog Oct 2019 #44

Nancy knows how to WIN.. she handled it Well.. Cha Oct 2019 #45

Joe Biden's health care plan will be ready to go the day he's sworn into office Gothmog Oct 2019 #47

She is right. And you are selling her short if you think it's political. Chemisse Nov 2019 #51

yeah. no. *health care* will still be beholden to the all mighty dollar. that is not sustainable. Kurt V. Nov 2019 #52

Pelosi: 'I'm not a big fan of Medicare for All' Gothmog Nov 2019 #53

From Harry Reid Gothmog Nov 2019 #54

Bullshit. Act_of_Reparation Nov 2019 #55

A good rule of thumb: Don't get to Pelosi's left Gothmog Nov 2019 #56

I assume there is some sort of point you're trying to make with this. Act_of_Reparation Nov 2019 #57

According to this poll, MFA is a bad idea Gothmog Nov 2019 #58

Yes. Just finish and build on Obamacare as always planned. Hortensis Nov 2019 #59

When it comes to Medicare-for-all, listen to Nancy Pelosi Gothmog Nov 2019 #60

Nancy Pelosi is "not for doing away with Obamacare" and prefers to give people choices. Gothmog Dec 2019 #61