What is Medicare for all and how does it work?
A Medicare for All option could provide coverage for a significant number of those who are currently unable to afford healthcare under the current system.
Is Medicare for all possible in a Democratic presidential candidate's first term?
Out of the remaining candidates in the Democratic field, Warren is the only top-tier contender who embraces a full-on implementation of a Medicare for All Plan over the course of a hypothetical first term. Outside of that top tier, Rep. Tulsi Gabbard, Congresswoman from Hawaii, also embraces a Medicare for All approach.
Is there a different version of Medicare for all?
There are several different versions of Medicare for All, including a separate House bill sponsored by Rep. Pramila Jayapal, D-Wash., with 112 co-sponsors, all of them Democrats.
Will doctors and hospitals accept Medicare for all?
The good news is that “the Medicare for All bills generally build on the current provider system, so doctors and hospitals that already accept Medicare could likely continue to do so,” Keith said. What isn’t clear yet is whether all providers would choose to participate in the program since they currently won’t be required to do so.
A summary and short background of the events in Brazil
I know most participants of this sub are based in North America, mainly on the USA. But today I would like to talk to you about something catastrophic that has happened in Brazil.
We wanted to help others
We wanted to help others. “Nope, you can’t say that – med school admissions committees don’t want to hear that, it’s too cliché” we were told. We were curious, fascinated by physiology, excelled in sciences, felt like medicine was a calling. We gave well over a decade of our lives to become physicians. Countless sacrifices and sleepless nights.
There's this guy
I've noticed over the past few months around my institution that there's this guy who just shows up in patients' rooms and will talk to them for fully an hour about antivaccination nonsense. Multiple times when I've walked into a patient's room this guy is there and he's talking about VAERS reports or how mandates are tyranny, just on and on.
Can Trump's support for the vaccine make a difference to his unvaccinated supporters?
Last night, the former President spoke at a rally in Alabama, encouraged them to get vaccinated--like he did--and was booed for it.
Has the "left" moved further to the left, or has the "right" moved further to the right?
I'm mostly considering US politics, but I think international perspectives could offer valuable insight to this question, too.
Do you think there is a tipping point where government mandating vaccination is acceptable to the majority of people or must be done regardless of what popular opinion is?
With news coming from Mississippi (and other states) about their healthcare system being on the verge of collapse and some ERs in Houston closing due to a surge in COVID cases, do you think their is a tipping point, or a point of no return, where you would accept that the government must enforce a mandatory vaccination?
Do you think we'll ever have a Presidential Election as one-sided as 1984's Reagan vs. Mondale?
In 1984, Ronald Reagan beat Walter Mondale by winning 49 out of 50 states. Far as i know, it's the most dominant performance in the EC.
Is President Biden correct in maintaining that formal evacuation and occupation must end August 31, 2021. That delays and extensions of the deadline will cause further American causality and that risk in not acceptable?
Ironically, as situation in Afghanistan reaches a critical point in evacuation and deadline nears; the people on the ground who are actually helping the U.S. are the Taliban; together they are trying to keep at bay the ISIS-K and Al Qaeda or whatever remains of it. It is even possible, the U.S.
Why do Australia and New Zealand have low vaccination rates? Is this a failure of government?
Australia and New Zealand have low vaccination rates, compared to other developed nations. You can see data on world vaccination rates here:
What's going to happen to redistricting in Wisconsin given control of the state government is split?
There are already several lawsuits around the issue: https://abcnews.go.com/amp/Politics/wireStory/conservatives-file-redistricting-lawsuit-wisconsin-79604788.
What is the idea of Medicare for All?
Ask someone what they think about the idea of “Medicare for All” — that is, one national health insurance plan for all Americans — and you’ll likely hear one of two opinions: One , that it sounds great and could potentially fix the country’s broken healthcare system.
Who would fund Medicare for all?
The specifics vary a bit plan to plan. In Jayapal’s bill, for instance, Medicare for All would be funded by the federal government, using money that otherwise would go to Medicare, Medicaid, and other federal programs that pay for health services.
What is the simplest explanation for the Sanders and Jayapal bills?
As far as the current legislation on the table like the Sanders and Jayapal bills, “the simplest explanation is that these bills would move the United States from our current multi-payer healthcare system to what is known as a single-payer system,” explained Keith.
What would happen if we eliminated all private insurance and gave everyone a Medicare card?
“If we literally eliminate all private insurance and give everyone a Medicare card, it would probably be implemented by age groups ,” Weil said.
What are some misconceptions about Medicare for All?
One of the biggest misconceptions about Medicare for All is that there’s just one proposal on the table.
How many people in the US are without health insurance?
The number of Americans without health insurance also increased in 2018 to 27.5 million people, according to a report issued in September by the U.S. Census Bureau. This is the first increase in uninsured people since the ACA took effect in 2013.
What were private insurance companies allowed to do before the ACA?
Before the ACA, private insurers were allowed to turn down prospective members, charge higher premiums, or limit benefits based on your health history.
What is Medicare for All?
A single-payer, government-run health care program in which all Americans are covered and which replaces almost all other existing public and private plans. Many Democratic presidential candidates back some version of "Medicare for All," although there are differences in their approaches.
Why do supporters of Medicare for All want to have a single payer plan?
Why supporters like Medicare for All. Proponents of a single-payer Medicare for All argue that health care is a right and that enrolling all Americans under one plan is the best way to ensure universal coverage, especially for economically vulnerable populations.
How many people are uninsured under the ACA?
Supporters of Medicare for All argue the ACA’s approach didn’t go far enough. While the law broadened coverage to millions, about 27 million people are still uninsured, according to the Kaiser Family Foundation, and there are signs that number is growing.
Why do Americans spend more on healthcare per person than other developed nations?
Americans spend far more on health care per person than other developed nations and supporters of a single-payer plan argue it could hold down costs by negotiating or requiring lower payments to doctors , hospitals and drug companies, while eliminating overhead associated with private insurance. As a result, even though the government would spend ...
Who sponsored Medicare for All?
There are several different versions of Medicare for All, including a separate House bill sponsored by Rep. Pramila Jayapal, D-Wash., with 112 co-sponsors, all of them Democrats. Many Democrats also back more modest proposals — which they sometimes also refer to as Medicare for All — that would expand access to Medicare and Medicaid without ending the private insurance system the way that Sanders’ plan and similar ones would. Most of these alternatives involve allowing individuals or employers to purchase a Medicare-like “public option,” a government insurance plan that would compete with private plans rather than replace them.
Does Medicare cover vision?
Under a single-payer bill sponsored by Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., Medicare for All would cover essential treatment with no premiums or deductibles. It would also expand the categories of benefits under the current Medicare system to include areas such as dental and vision coverage, as well as long-term care.
Which president pursued a different approach with the Affordable Care Act?
President Barack Obama pursued a different approach with the Affordable Care Act, which focused on covering people who were unable to get insurance through their job or existing federal programs.
