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dansolo

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21. And don't forget about the administrative costs "savings"

Reply to highplainsdem (Reply #8)

Fri Feb 28, 2020, 07:55 AM

Feb 2020

Medicare has low administrative costs because a lot of it is still handled by insurance companies. M4A will not have the same level of administrative costs as Medicare does now. There will probably be some savings, but not nearly as much as is being claimed.

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden

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@PolitiFact rates sanders' latest claim from the #DemDebate "mostly false" [View all] Gothmog Feb 2020 OP

Aside from the political fighting of the primary we desperately need some form of "MFA" groundloop Feb 2020 #1

So politifact is contradicting a peer reviewed study in Lancet. DanTex Feb 2020 #2

And why are they saying Bernie Sanders is saying false things when he's quoting a study. Hassin Bin Sober Feb 2020 #4

Politico is taking issue with the study, *itself* - acknowledging sanders did *not* misrepresent JudyM Feb 2020 #3

I'm not at all surprised. NurseJackie Feb 2020 #5

KR Cha Feb 2020 #6

medicare for all those....who want it. then they can choose dr sanders as their primary nt msongs Feb 2020 #7

The study Sanders cited had huge flaws. It didn't take into account long term care costs. highplainsdem Feb 2020 #8

Somehow it passed the Lancet peer review despite the protests of random people on the internet! DanTex Feb 2020 #9

Random people on the street? highplainsdem Feb 2020 #11

Yeah, all the worlds top experts on healthcare work for politifact. Obviously. DanTex Feb 2020 #12

Thanks .. I trust your analysis Cha Feb 2020 #14

And don't forget about the administrative costs "savings" dansolo Feb 2020 #21

Lancet peer review is no longer as credible as it once was. showblue22 Feb 2020 #10

But politifact "peer review" is? DanTex Feb 2020 #13

Did you bother reading it? They cite a number of experts who actually study health care policy. maximusveritas Feb 2020 #23

Joe Biden on sanders not being honest about cost of program Gothmog Feb 2020 #15

How surprising! peggysue2 Feb 2020 #16

Corporate capture do I smell Tweedy Feb 2020 #17

Thanks Goth Cha Feb 2020 #18

Busted! oasis Feb 2020 #19

+1 Cha Feb 2020 #22

K&R betsuni Feb 2020 #20

Sanders has yet to explain how he'll pay for half of his agenda Gothmog Mar 2020 #24