Mark Shields on Warren's Medicare for All - PBS NewsHour

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65. I agree with you last paragraph. And those companies are basically running

the Doctor, Hospital, Drug Store part of Medicare, if my older brother's example apply broadly. But the company he is with does a pretty decent job.

Now for the other question. If people have private insurance that they pay premiums on AND they pay extra taxes for MFA, many would be losing out by overpaying. When I worked in the corporate world, my medical coverage was outstanding, I never paid more that $20 for anything, that includes prescriptions. What I didn't know was that my coverage was high level and expensive, I found that out once I started paying for it myself after I left my job to start my first business. Essentially, I didn't need something like MFA when I worked in the corporate world, there are millions of Americans that are in that situation right now, so I believe that explains part of the concern about a scheme like MFA.

What MFA does is get people covered properly who can't afford health insurance or can't afford the gold level+ coverage that I had in the corporate world. But in a country of "I got mine, good luck to you" it is a hardsell to convince people with great coverage to take a chance on MFA. That is why I believe a plan that closes gaps (uninsured people, people and companies that can't afford top level plans) would work best, unfortunately in the shortterm those plans feed the insurance industry beast.