Biden proposes health law that improves, builds on ACA-plus a public coverage option....

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I like the idea of a public option--I recall the public option was dropped from the Obama ACA act early in the negotiations.


U.S. News
Updated July 15, 2019 at 12:42 PM
Biden proposes health law that improves, builds on ACA


https://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2019/07/15/Biden-proposes-health-law-that-improves-builds-on-ACA/2501563188126/
By
Nicholas Sakelaris & Clyde Hughes


Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden announced his plan to expand and protect the ACA. File Photo by John Angelillo/UPI | License Photo

July 15 (UPI) -- Democratic presidential hopeful Joe Biden on Monday unveiled his healthcare plan -- a modified version of the Affordable Care Act, plus a public coverage option run by the federal government.

The former vice president announced the plan in a campaign video, in which he said "we should be building from what we have" instead of starting over with a new model.

Biden's plan includes universal coverage and reduced complexities he said will provide affordable, quality plans and prescription drug coverage.

A key part of the plan is a public option for government-run coverage, which would be available to roughly 5 million Americans in states that have not expanded Medicare. Biden's campaign said the plan would cover 97 percent of Americans.

"We should not be starting from scratch," Biden said. "There is no time to wait."
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Biden said Americans under his plan would be able to keep their employer-based insurance. It also seeks to prevent states from passing laws to outlaw abortion.

In a video posted to Twitter, Biden called the Affordable Care Act an "historic achievement" that gave 20 million Americans coverage they didn't have before. He said while he understands the appeal of a "Medicaid for All" plan, like that advocated by candidate Bernie Sanders, it doesn't make sense to abandon the ACA..........................................

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1. Oh my!

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2. I think adding a public option

and then a Medicare Buy-In is how things will eventually play out in getting the US to universal healthcare.

As much as I'd love to have a single-payer system, I think something similar to what they have in Switzerland is how it will end up here.

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3. If we can cover everyone with full coverage health care, what does it matter who the provider is

when the individual pays either through taxes or premiums?

Other countries do not have the population we have and other countries started their payer system many years ago. Single payer is not necessarily the best system for our country.

I think at time some people want single payer because "other countries do it."


Getting to universal coverage by improving on what we have will come about sooner than if we try and design a single payer system then have to fight for years putting it in place.

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4. An article from

PNHP on a public option.