Medicaid for all.

[Blue_Warrior]

That's the only legitimate replacement for the ACA.

[yardwork]

1. I think you mean Medicare.

[Blue_Warrior]

2. Medicaid is essentially free health care for the needy.

It should be essentially free health care for everyone.

[yardwork]

3. That would be Medicare.

[Blue_Warrior]

4. Medicaid

Medicaid in the United States is a social health care program for families and individuals with limited resources. The Health Insurance Association of America describes Medicaid as a "government insurance program for persons of all ages whose income and resources are insufficient to pay for health care".[1]

[yardwork]

5. And people have to stand in line for hours every month to maintain coverage.

And very few providers accept Medicaid.

[Blue_Warrior]

6. Which is why they should revamp it for everyone .

It's still Medicaid. Health care should be free for everyone.

[yardwork]

7. You don't know what you're talking about.

This is why we lose elections. You are completely wrong. Educate yourself!

[Blue_Warrior]

10. You're the one who said Medicare is for the needy

Medicare and Medicaid are two different programs. You should research the differences.

[yardwork]

11. No I didn't say that.

[Blue_Warrior]

15. In post 3 you did

Me: Medicaid is essentially free health care for the needy.


You: That would be Medicare.

[yardwork]

16. Oh for God's sake. I give up.

[Blue_Warrior]

19. You said it ... sorry.

For real, I think we can agree free healthcare (Medicaid) for all would be a better plan than whatever the republicans are going to stick us with.

[HoneyBadger]

13. I think he means a limited but adequate free healthcare for all

If you want more bells and whistles, buy it, else everyone has something

[yardwork]

14. Medicaid is not adequate. Most providers won't see you if all you have is Medicaid.

The reimbursement is too low.

[HoneyBadger]

17. Who needs most providers, it is a safety net

I believe that many hospitals take it

[yardwork]

18. Well, you go on Medicaid and good luck to you if you get sick.

In any case Congress is defunding Medicaid.

[uppityperson]

22. If you can't find a provider to care for you, it is a big problem. If you have to take a day off

to travel to see a provider after a 4 month wait, that is also a problem. Health care should not be available as only a "safety net". Prevention is good, early diagnosis and treatment is good. Waiting until you need to be hospitalized is not good. "Just go to to the ER" and make them eat the cost as well as tie up resources is not a good solution either.

Many providers don't take it because it pays so little.

[standingtall]

23. Not true that most providers won't see you if you have medicaid

Most primary care doctors accept medcaid. Although it is true most specialist do not.Btw there is also quite a few specialist who don't take medicare either. If we had a had a medicaid for all system they would almost be forced to accept it,because fewer people would have private insurance plans and doctors need patients.

[HoneyBadger]

20. They have to qualify once a year

[pnwmom]

21. They don't in my state. I don't know what you're talking about,

but I am close to a young woman on Medicaid and she only has to do some paperwork once a year.

She also has some excellent providers -- I helped her choose from the list.

[Tanuki]

8. It is better to frame this as Medicare for all. People understand

that we will all have Medicare some day after we turn 65, or sooner if disabled, so expanding that so that we all have it now instead of later isn't so much of a stretch. For better or for worse, Medicaid is stigmatized as an "us vs. them" program in some circles and that may be problematic in terms of broad acceptance. FWIW, I am a strong advocate of single payer universal health care and of getting the private insurance companies out of the equation, regardless of what we end up calling it.

[Blue_Warrior]

12. But Medicaid is the better program.

Healthcare costs are near zero on Medicaid.

[HoneyBadger]

9. Medicare is not free