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tkmorris

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56. I'm sorry, but that's a TERRIBLE reason to keep the status quo

Thu Apr 11, 2019, 03:47 PM

Apr 2019

Change is disruptive, always, and systemic change of the sort being discussed here will be especially so. However the things which make it necessary are compelling, as I'm sure you can admit. Will people whose lives are intertwined with the fortunes of insurance companies be impacted? Of course they will, but good governance is always about doing the most good for the most people and the math is inescapable here.

I would suggest you prepare for the inevitable. Change is coming, the only thing you can do is be ready for it.

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

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What happens to employees at insurance companies should Medicare for All come into law? [View all] BluegrassDem Apr 2019 OP

Don't know that anyone has addressed this specific question rurallib Apr 2019 #1

I believe the person to ask would be former Senator Max Baucus thewhollytoast Apr 2019 #16

No doubt there will still be a market for 'supplemental' policies Siwsan Apr 2019 #2

I thought this new Sanders plan paid for everything radical noodle Apr 2019 #62

If it's Medicare for all, Medicare doesn't pay for everything Siwsan Apr 2019 #68

That's true and what I've said all along radical noodle Apr 2019 #70

I'd definitely like to see someone's proposed plan Siwsan Apr 2019 #73

There will still be work to do YessirAtsaFact Apr 2019 #3

Yep. Blue Cross Blue Shield already does this for DURHAM D Apr 2019 #17

Yes, but millions of jobs would disappear anyway. Hortensis Apr 2019 #86

I'm more worried about Lockheed-Martin and Boeing workers jobs if the Dems cut defense budgets. bahrbearian Apr 2019 #4

.Poor Steven Helmsley , whats he going to due if he can't grift us . bahrbearian Apr 2019 #5

Don't worry MFA won't happen anytime soon. comradebillyboy Apr 2019 #6

Maybe. I've heard someone (I forgot who now), talk about a transition, if there isn't a sudden jolt. Shell_Seas Apr 2019 #7

The same thing that happened to Lamb-lighters and Buggy Whip Makers. Hassin Bin Sober Apr 2019 #8

Lamb Flambe? CurtEastPoint Apr 2019 #23

Lol. I don't want to talk about it Hassin Bin Sober Apr 2019 #28

No need to be cold and callous BluegrassDem Apr 2019 #26

Sorry. I know two people who I'm certain would be alive today if not for our fucked up system. Hassin Bin Sober Apr 2019 #33

My family faces this too. dogman Apr 2019 #35

Truth radical noodle Apr 2019 #64

And oh, those poor coal farmers! Clash City Rocker Apr 2019 #27

You beat me to it! wcast Apr 2019 #31

Of course not radical noodle Apr 2019 #63

HITS THE SPOT...BEEN DEALING WITH INSURANCE ALL MORNING. cilla4progress Apr 2019 #9

I don't think many of these insurance companies are into underemployment. WeekiWater Apr 2019 #10

Government jobs in D.C...not able to move there BluegrassDem Apr 2019 #20

Not sure why you think they would all be in DC. That wouldn't even be possible... WeekiWater Apr 2019 #22

There are government jobs all over the country Clash City Rocker Apr 2019 #29

Federal government contracts out lots of things DBoon Apr 2019 #32

I'm sorry, but that's a TERRIBLE reason to keep the status quo tkmorris Apr 2019 #56

They can work for the government/Medicare Cuthbert Allgood Apr 2019 #11

there is not enough support for medicare for all to come into law Fresh_Start Apr 2019 #12

They could get a job laundering money for doc03 Apr 2019 #13

Given that Medicare is not particularly great coverage (80/20) DURHAM D Apr 2019 #14

does cover meds. patricia92243 Apr 2019 #75

What does? DURHAM D Apr 2019 #85

I believe this is addressed in both the house and senate bills area51 Apr 2019 #15

"They can cover nose jobs" is about the dumbest, and vague answers ever given Maru Kitteh Apr 2019 #18

There is a far better option than Medicare for All Indygram Apr 2019 #19

Hard to sell if the customer has no money for it. dogman Apr 2019 #30

What part of based on income did you miss? Indygram Apr 2019 #36

Someone else is telling you what you can afford. dogman Apr 2019 #37

Did you miss the let people buy "Medicare or Medicaid" part? Indygram Apr 2019 #39

Have you considered how incredibly complicated it is reckoning with any degree of accuracy what mr_lebowski Apr 2019 #51

It's done all the time radical noodle Apr 2019 #71

Several things zipplewrath Apr 2019 #21

Correct answer! bernie59 Apr 2019 #49

"legitimate work"? That a BS insult to a lot of honest, hard-working people LongtimeAZDem Apr 2019 #58

A joke zipplewrath Apr 2019 #60

Truth sfwriter Apr 2019 #66

MFA is deflationary and is an offset CarlitosMMT Apr 2019 #24

What do you think happens in other developed nations? Your question Doodley Apr 2019 #25

Medicare covers just 80% of costs so there'll be a need for supplemental insurance Kaleva Apr 2019 #34

MFA covers 100%. But it won't cover things like private rooms. Voltaire2 Apr 2019 #40

Huge taxes and supplemental insurance count me out. Demsrule86 Apr 2019 #42

Who will offer the supplemental insurance if the insurance companies are done away with? George II Apr 2019 #46

Any new system will need bureaucrats customerserviceguy Apr 2019 #38

I've only heard of one candidate saying he/she would do away with the private insurance companies... George II Apr 2019 #41

MFA is a pipe dream...it will never happen. I doubt there will be 50 votes for it. Demsrule86 Apr 2019 #43

A watered down version of the same bill (if it's a bill, seems like only a concept).... George II Apr 2019 #45

That is it.waste of time Demsrule86 Apr 2019 #69

The insurance lobby is powerful. I'm sure it will get its cut of the action. Politicub Apr 2019 #44

What happens to Victrola makers when we started making albums? nt Baltimike Apr 2019 #47

If something like Medicare for All become a reality, I view insurance companies Blue_true Apr 2019 #48

I agree...insurance workers are not like coal miners BluegrassDem Apr 2019 #50

I won't back any plan that does not specifically address this point tymorial Apr 2019 #52

Just call them on the phone... jberryhill Apr 2019 #53

Are you talking about insurance company workers? Blue_true Apr 2019 #55

Nobody can tell you how Medicare for all works. It sure isn't free health care. And we sure wasupaloopa Apr 2019 #54

Why would private insurance be killed off? brooklynite Apr 2019 #57

They find a new job that doesn't entail workinclasszero Apr 2019 #59

I've wondered about that too radical noodle Apr 2019 #61

My medicare still goes through an insurance company - United Health Care/ patricia92243 Apr 2019 #65

Isn't that your supplemental? radical noodle Apr 2019 #72

No. I do not have supplimental. My husband uses Humana and I use patricia92243 Apr 2019 #74

Oh, I bet it's Medicare Advantage then radical noodle Apr 2019 #83

Medicare for All is politically suicidal BlueFlorida Apr 2019 #67

Anyone of those people ever help me w/my $700 per month health insurance bill? Botany Apr 2019 #76

That's what universal unemployment KPN Apr 2019 #77

What happens to employees at assault rifle companies if we ban assault rifles? jberryhill Apr 2019 #78

Gradual optional Medicare buy ins is the way to go. Private insurance for supplemental policies. Freethinker65 Apr 2019 #79

If increased in size, Medicare would be greatly expanded duforsure Apr 2019 #80

Will there be no administrative jobs created by MfA? MineralMan Apr 2019 #81

What has already happened to many coal miners? guillaumeb Apr 2019 #82

The majority of tasks/jobs will STILL be required. bitterross Apr 2019 #84

And what about all the poor gun builders if we pass gun laws? Jakes Progress Apr 2019 #87