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Turin_C3PO

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6. In my opinion,

Reply to The Velveteen Ocelot (Reply #3)

Sun Mar 15, 2020, 08:57 PM

Mar 2020

we have the money to institute a single payer system, maybe based on Medicaid. I’m on Medicaid and it’s great, I don’t have any medical fees and prescriptions are free. I think we’re a rich country that could get it right.

That said, I believe an intermediate step like adding a public option and increasing subsidies is probably the way to go. Let people experience a public option and see that it’s just as good as the gold plans. Also, if we go slowly, there won’t be the shock to the system that would happen if we immediately eliminated private insurance.

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

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Is Joe Right That Italy and Other European Countries Have Single Payer? [View all] TomCADem Mar 2020 OP

here............ still_one Mar 2020 #1

health care is not free in Europe evertonfc Mar 2020 #2

They have a single payer system that has been underfunded for years. The Velveteen Ocelot Mar 2020 #3

which is predictable BGBD Mar 2020 #4

Ugh. Switched to ABC News. 368 Deaths In Italy Today TomCADem Mar 2020 #5

In my opinion, Turin_C3PO Mar 2020 #6

The short answer is yes. tirebiter Mar 2020 #7