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We read Democrats' 8 plans for universal health care. Here's how they work.
https://www.vox.com/2018/12/13/18103087/democrats-universal-health-care-sanders-jayapalBy Sarah Kliff and Dylan Scott at Vox
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The bills we reviewed are:
(Graphic that lists different Democrats including Bernie)
We learned these plans are similar in that they envision more Americans enrolling in public health plans. They would all give the government a greater role in everything from setting health prices to deciding what benefits get included in an insurance plan. Experts say all these bills would almost certainly create an insurance system that does better to serve Americans with high health care costs.
If youre really sick and have high drug costs, it would be hard not to benefit from these bills, says Karen Pollitz, a senior fellow at the Kaiser Family Foundation who recently co-authored a report comparing the different Democratic plans to expand public coverage.
But the Democrats plans differ significantly in how they handle important decisions, like which public health program to expand and how aggressively to extend the reach of government. Some would completely eliminate private health insurance, eventually moving all Americans to government-run coverage, whereas others still see a role for companies providing coverage to workers.
Some bills require significant tax increases to pay for the expansion of benefits while others ask those signing up for government insurance to pay the costs.
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We read Democrats' 8 plans for universal health care. Here's how they work. (Original Post)
applegrove
Dec 2018
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Gothmog
(145,794 posts)1. The sanders plan relies on increased taxes
area51
(11,934 posts)2. The All on Medicare user has a discussion thread on this.
applegrove
(118,880 posts)3. Thanks.