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Congratulations to our presumptive Democratic nominee, Joe Biden!
Democratic Primaries
In reply to the discussion: My scorecard for tonight's debate. [View all]Jakes Progress
(11,122 posts)60. Can you add?
I mean, add up the cost of universal coverage under Biden's plan.
First you have the cost of medical care. Then add the administrative cost of Medicare (one of the lowest anywhere). That is the cost of Medicare for All.
Now. Take those same medical care costs.
Add the administrative costs for the insurance industry (about quadruple that of Medicare).
Add the costs for profit of the insurance companies.
Add the costs for the salaries of the employees of the insurance companies.
Add the costs for Corporate CEO salaries.
Add the cost for the giant lobbying firms working for the insurance companies.
That is the cost for Biden's plan.
Now who is being dishonest to curry votes?
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Wrong!!!!!!!!!!!!! It is about losing employer provided health insurance that many people like and
wasupaloopa
Oct 2019
#4
Biden backed credit card companies while Warren backed working families when it came to bankruptcy
JonLP24
Oct 2019
#6
Warren was a Republican until what her forties? Please they all have baggage...and Joe hails
Demsrule86
Oct 2019
#24
MFA will never happen...those with insurance from their jobs will rise up and strike it and us down,
Demsrule86
Oct 2019
#25
That is not true...and if you have the public option for those who's states didn't expand
Demsrule86
Oct 2019
#45
Obama limited the money corporations could make...had to spend 90% on health care. We will never
Demsrule86
Oct 2019
#47
Universal healthcare simply means everyone is covered. It is not one and the same with M4All, one
emmaverybo
Oct 2019
#56
Sorry, "take away the insurance of working Americans." is not a republican talking point. Bernie
wasupaloopa
Oct 2019
#3
And you think EW evading answering the question of cost for mfa is not to curry votes?
Thekaspervote
Oct 2019
#54
big problem with that is the MEDICAID reimbursement rates will crush rural healthcare
Celerity
Oct 2019
#30
I think we should introduce the public option as a new thing and then have a plan that overtime...
phleshdef
Oct 2019
#32
The problem with a public option while we still have the private crooks in the game
dflprincess
Oct 2019
#35
Nobody says that employers won't have to pay a percentage of the new M4A premium.
hedda_foil
Oct 2019
#42
I never said that anyone said that. I'm talking about something entirely different.
phleshdef
Oct 2019
#43