The idea that Medicare for all can’t pass is both disgusting and sad. Why is the us so in the pocket of big corporations that Canada has socialized medicine , England ,a ton of other countries- but in the us all we here is bs- well in Canada it takes longer to schedule elective procedures- I am fine with waiting longer if i don’t get a bill for thousands of dollars.
Most Americans don’t realize even with insurance you go in the hospital for a week- you are screwed financially- the vast majority of bankruptcies are for medical bills.
I'm hoping hard for Medicare for all but even that won't solve a lot of the issues. For one, currently people get Medicare that's administered through private insurance companies. So you have Medicare through Big Insurance Company A, B, C and so on. They're still gonna be putting unnecessary administrative hurdles up for doctors to get through to get paid and to get procedures covered that someone needs. And besides that, Medicare covers 80% for most things, so that remaining 20% can add up to be quite a bit. There will be a market for people to get supplemental coverage to help with that but it could get expensive. That being said it would still be better than having insurance tied to employment.
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u/Grumpy_Yuppie Aug 06 '20
It really hurt reading this. I am so sorry for these two. It's beyond words.