Posted on 02/27/2019 6:47:17 AM PST by SeekAndFind
Is rabidly far-left Rep. Pramila Jayapal (D.-Washington) trying to become the Ilhan Omar of the health care industry?
Sure looks like it, given her new Medicare-for-All proposal to be unveiled in the House as a new bill today. The "Medicare for All Act of 2019," put out by Jayapal, is so left-wing even the left-leaning Axios says it makes Bernie Sanders look like a piker. Here's how bad it is:
Even Sen. Bernie Sanders can get outflanked in the race to define Medicare for All as Rep. Pramila Jayapal (D-Wash.) is set to introduce a bill today that would go even further than Sanders' sweeping proposal.
Why it matters: Even as moderates and more conventional liberals are freaking out over the politics of such a dramatic upheaval, the left is still moving left, laying down ever-more-ambitious markers as they gain more and more influence over their party.
What we don’t know: The cost.
Axios also notes that the bill seeks to keep costs under control through a "global budget," meaning a cap on how much money hospitals and nursing care facilities can get, which is a fancy way of saying: rationing. They call that "interesting." The rest of us call it "Venezuela."
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That is free market with moral foundations.
Did you know that even religion was put into the free market?
Yes, every religion would live or die upon its own ability to get and keep followers.
Nothing smacks more of being anti-American than government control.
Maybe when we stop electing people who don’t appreciate our Republic and capitalism we will stop getting these lefty lunatics in positions of power, authority and influence. pramila jayapal appears to “identify with” socialist loser countries and societies. Just what kind of nitwit, knobby-headed misinformed, confused voter elects people such as this? Are they all certain of their disdain for Free America and our culture? What pathetic losers.
The government subsidizes the insurance companies and health care for those who can’t afford it. So, yes, it absolutely is our problem if low-cost alternatives aren’t what’s subsidized.
Ain’t that great. I had terrific coverage and care with a doc of my choice....until I turned 65. Then I was booted from my company plan. Now I have a new doc and coverage ain’t as good
You’re delusional. Look at what happens in Canada and Great Britain....all of Europe
The US needs to allow insurance to be sold across state lines. We also need to invest in medical/healthcare schools to increase the number of practitioners
Just wow
I thought of offering to pay or subsidize people going to med school in exchange for going where they are told to go for several years. Kind of like being in the military, but it would allow doctors to be allocated where they are most needed. Go a long way towards reducing the debt problem.
Of course, as would be the case with any government-run program, there would be a lot of pitfalls, unfortunately.
I should have been more clear. I’m not on medicare but I have been paying for it for a long time. Medicare for all is not a good idea, not at all.
Medicaid pays for nursing home and assisted living home stays.
Democrats plan would simply eliminate the means test for eligibility.
In all of those countries, the various government-run or regulated health care schemes are the most popular aspects of their governments - and second place is not even close.
Self pay means that the patient pays. Prices will always go down in that setting. The consumer can shop on price and quality.
Who do you want to pay, the government? Then they own you. The government also be able to use things like “red flag” laws against you with the medical information. They could also obtain social media information to determine if you are a compliant citizen and deserving of treatment (social credit scores). The government run VA has done things like this already. So be careful what you say to the government spy/doctor.
Government health care is all about other people paying for and deciding what kind of services you will get. Do you think bureaucrats care about you?
Honestly, I’m shocked that anyone on FR is in favor Medicare for all.
Read the stories of death and denial of care
The fact that they like the health care compared to the rest of the govt is meaningless
You obviously aren’t 65 being forced onto Medicare
You and I agree
It’s not a question of being “for it”.
It’s a question of preparing an alternative to full nationalization which not only will occur but will also sweep into power some very bad people when, not if, the status quo collapses.
You also said you pay $2400 a year just on your Advantage plan. That's only $1,600 away from my Supplement plan that has doctors and emergency care anywhere in the US. I've had care so far in Minnesota, Texas, and Michigan, and had zero out-of-pocket cost.
Everywhere I go between Fort Smith and St Louis the merciless sisters are erecting a new shiny profit center (mercy health care). What did we ever do without all these glitzy new places?
You are right though. Too much money flowing for bribes to stop Kiaser and Nixon’s folly.
Medicaid, in many states, is a single payer system that doesn’t permit buying up to a better grade of care.
The facilities will still force you to sign over all of your assets to allow you to live there. For your own good, of course. It will result in a huge influx of income for LTC facilities, so unsurprisingly they will lobby hard for it.
What if I want to be cared for in a proper facility, rather than some Medicaid shithole? I would rather die from a heart attack or from forgetting to take medications than sign over my assets to health care bureaucrats.
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