Is there an alternative to Obamacare or Medicare for all?
There is an alternative to both Obamacare and Medicare-for-All. Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., introduces the Medicare for All Act of 2019, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, April 10, 2019. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta) The Associated Press
Is Medicare-for-all a vote winner or a vote loser?
The second is that it's a vote loser. When Americans are polled, 70% say that they approve of Medicare-for-All. However, when a follow-up question is asked, in which it is made clear that this means everybody would be required to have it, support drops to 38%.
Why choose Allcare over Medicaid?
Individuals could also choose between Allcare and private insurance. Our proposed plan reduces bureaucracy and medical waste, while improving quality and creating much-needed competition. Savings to corporations alone would be as much as $174 billion annually. Today, 15 million Medicaid beneficiaries are employed.
Will Medicare-for-all eliminate the insurance industry?
Under the Medicare-for-All plan, private insurance would be eliminated and physicians who are in private practice would be paid on a fee-for-service basis through a national fee schedule, likely at the current Medicare rate or slightly lower. By eliminating the insurance industry, the plan would also eliminate one million jobs.
Lately, I've noticed a lot of examples of conservatives taking weird stances on things. Would you help explain?
Trump - Why the support for him in the primaries? He was pretty much the least conservative out of the top 8.
What are some examples of issues that get oversimplified by the left? And what are some examples of those that are oversimplified by the right?
I think one of the biggest gaps in the way people think now is around how much we almost always look for easy answers and simple villains, no matter how complicated the issue at hand might be. Here are some examples I can come up with, curious to hear from others:
Why does it seem like its not possible to have a news source that every single person can trust equally?
I'm asking why there isn't a news source that every single person on the political spectrum can agree that they only report factual news. I think it's a question that should be discussed. What is it exactly that is stopping us from having such a source? Is it because we are all tribalistic and refuse to accept some truth?
Should the Pledge of Allegiance be reverted to its original form?
The line "...under God..." was added after the fact as a middle finger to the Soviets; it is a source of great controversy, and is the primary reason for anti-Pledge sentiments. This line also alienates over 29% of American citizens, who are either atheists or polytheists. Is it time for this line to be removed from the Pledge?
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.
Why is Medicare for All misleading?
It is misleading because the phrase “Medicare for All” is used with the intent that it will be seen by potential recipients as the equivalent of Medicade for all.
How much does Medicare cost?
The current cost for Medicare is about 1 TRILLION DOLLARS a year , and that covers people 65+. Add the rest of America and the government will be spending at least another Trillion dollars a year. That comes from your taxes. So what do want to give up, and remember, add the $5000 per person.
How much does Medicare take per year?
a plan that takes 15,000 per year from the trust fund, per person for coverage, for those who already worked a lifetime. You will have to pay in to get it.
Is Medicare covered by 65?
If, somehow, those currently below 65 were to be covered by Medicare (with the assumption of the future payments into the system are somehow covered}, most will find that their health care will cost about the same if they paid insurance themselves or significantly more if their employer covered them.
Is Medicare insolvent?
1.) The Medicare system is technically insolvent. 2.) Most Americans have some mistaken view of Medicare that covers seniors over age 65: That it is FREE to those that paid into the system.
Does Medicare pay 20%?
People currently in Medicare understand that they also need a secondary insurance to pay for the 20% that Medicare doesn't pay. That is definitely inferior coverage to what employer sponsored health plans cover. In order to achieve some semblance of Medicare for All, that 20% would have to be also paid for.
Is M4A illiterate?
So if lack of competition is one root cause of our problems (it is), then M4A goes in the wrong dir. Medicare for All (M4A) is economically illiterate. This isn’t because of the math (although the math is also squirrelly), it is because of the lack of understanding of markets, competition and incentives.
How would Medicare for All affect physicians?
Under the Medicare-for-All plan, private insurance would be eliminated and physicians who are in private practice would be paid on a fee-for-service basis through a national fee schedule, likely at the current Medicare rate or slightly lower. By eliminating the insurance industry, the plan would also eliminate one million jobs. The new fee schedule would be significantly lower than the current industry fee schedule, which means Medicare-for-All would likely lower physician incomes in a significant way, making a bad situation for physicians even worse.
Who introduced Medicare for All?
Senator Bernie Sanders recently announced his Medicare-for-All bill. This is basically the senate version of the congressional bill introduced by Pra mila Jaya pal. The bill would eliminate the insurance industry and much of the billing bureaucracy that exists today. It would provide health care coverage for everyone and eliminate copays ...
What do liberals and moderates want?
Both liberal and moderate Democrats want a universal health care system that covers all Americans. They would like a single-payer system like Medicare-for-All or a combination of public and private payers that would cover everyone.
Which profession has the highest burnout rate?
And doctors face the highest burnout rate among all professions -- as many as 46% of doctors in the U.S. have suffered from burnout at some time in their careers, according to Dr. Dike Drummond in his article from Family Practice Management Journal.
Is there an alternative to Obamacare?
There is an alternative to both Obamacare and Medicare-for-All. Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., introduces the Medicare for All Act of 2019, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, April 10, 2019. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta) The Associated Press. Senator Bernie Sanders recently announced his Medicare-for-All bill.
Is Medicare for All the wrong path?
While it has good intentions, Medicare-for-All is the wrong path for the future of healthcare in America. We need a plan which brings universal healthcare to America, one that would improve quality, improve outcomes, expand competition and lower costs.
Will Republicans reduce the deficit?
Historically Republicans would like to reduce the federal deficit, and it is likely that they feel a more urgent need to do so with the passage of the tax cut of 2018 that is projected to increase the deficit. Efforts to reduce the federal deficit will likely in part focus on expenditures for Medicare and Medicaid.