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6. My opinion is that we will end up with a 2 tier system.

Reply to CTyankee (Reply #5)

Mon Apr 30, 2012, 03:26 PM

Apr 2012

The single payer/provider will provide basic coverage for everyone, but those who want to buy more can do that privately. They might buy a policy that covers things Medicare doesn't (private rooms, cosmetic procedures, certain medications) and I suspect that there would still be co-pays and deductibles that a secondary policy could cover.

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The Affordable Care Act - Stronger Benefits to Seniors, Billions in Savings This Year [View all] Judi Lynn Apr 2012 OP

Medicare is slowly but surely moving towards a single payer/provider model that can cbayer Apr 2012 #1

I'd love to believe that but I am not optimistic that the multi billion dollar health insurance CTyankee Apr 2012 #3

AGree that they won't go down without a fight, but they are already not cbayer Apr 2012 #4

Is there a way to just get rid of them? CTyankee Apr 2012 #5

My opinion is that we will end up with a 2 tier system. cbayer Apr 2012 #6

Isn't this just another version of the public option? CTyankee Apr 2012 #7

The public option model would allow you to pick between the federally funded cbayer Apr 2012 #8

This is like what several European countries do. Some people need and buy extra dental CTyankee Apr 2012 #9

How much could they save if we bulk purchased? dkf Apr 2012 #2

The more drugs the pharma people can get the gullible old people on the more profits they make sad sally Apr 2012 #10