OK but I don't get the difference. The Medicare we have now is flawed (Reply #25)

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Tue Feb 8, 2022, 09:38 AM

Walleye (21,722 posts)

25. OK but I don't get the difference. The Medicare we have now is flawed

Would universal healthcare be like the UK or Canada? I don’t really trust polls on most subjects because the way they phrase the questions.

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32 replies	Author	Time	Post
Medicare for All Bill Introduced by Pramila Jayapal Gets Record 120 Cosponsors [View all]	Tom Yossarian Joad	Feb 2022	OP
We are in control of the legislative and the executive branches, so...	VarryOn	Feb 2022	#1
Not by a large enough margin.	NurseJackie	Feb 2022	#17
👆 I think almost all Democrats want Medicare for all.	Walleye	Feb 2022	#18
Honestly, it's my personal belief that in some corners of the internet...	NurseJackie	Feb 2022	#20
That is so well stated. I agree with all of it. Plus I hate Ralph Nader	Walleye	Feb 2022	#22
That's not exactly true. There are polls that say most Americans (which includes Democrats)....	George II	Feb 2022	#24
OK but I don't get the difference. The Medicare we have now is flawed	Walleye	Feb 2022	#25
Actually there are more people who favor strengthening the ACA, which is what Biden ran on.	George II	Feb 2022	#27
I do think the public option would solve a lot of problems. It's doable too	Walleye	Feb 2022	#28
This is good news	AZProgressive	Feb 2022	#2
That is good, but ...	left-of-center2012	Feb 2022	#3
Plus 100	Tom Yossarian Joad	Feb 2022	#5
wife in same boat too ! I'm total V.A. !	monkeyman1	Feb 2022	#10
Possibly Bernie, known for his hundreds of amendments, will get that into the bill.	ancianita	Feb 2022	#14
Sounds like you're on a Medicare Advantage plan	DuaneT	Feb 2022	#21
Please take a look at the legislation,	area51	Feb 2022	#30
I am in the same boat. Under Medicare, even with a supplement, big co-pays	Paper Roses	Feb 2022	#31
Absolute silence about this from "The Hill"	RainCaster	Feb 2022	#4
the hill is a garbage for republicans ! way too many tabloids nowadays !	monkeyman1	Feb 2022	#11
I don't think it'll make it out of Congress	sakabatou	Feb 2022	#6
I'll take hope where I can find it on this topic.	Tom Yossarian Joad	Feb 2022	#7
And then there is	Beachnutt	Feb 2022	#8
Their people are dying, too. They have that to consider.	ancianita	Feb 2022	#15
I have run into a number of people	DENVERPOPS	Feb 2022	#9
Lack of knowledge drives a lot of misunderstanding.	Lonestarblue	Feb 2022	#13
Still better than any private insurance I ever had	Doc Sportello	Feb 2022	#29
KnR!	Hekate	Feb 2022	#12
Time to show real American values	MissMillie	Feb 2022	#16
Not that easy. We can't even get a public option on the affordable care act.	Walleye	Feb 2022	#19
Correct. It's very wise to warn people to not get their hopes up.	NurseJackie	Feb 2022	#23
+1	betsuni	Feb 2022	#32
This was introduced on 5/18/2021, about 9 months ago.	George II	Feb 2022	#26

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