I just saw a TV ad about the evils of Medicare for all.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

It was sponsored by an organization called One Nation America, https://www.onenationamerica.org/ They're just exactly what you might think they are.

[still_one]

1. Bunch of Republican assholes. What network was it on if you recall?

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

3. Investigation Discovery.

I watch shows about gory murders and serial killers as relief from watching the news.

[still_one]

5. LOL, less nerve racking than the news. I was asking because I wondered if the network had a

political agenda.

As far as I am aware Discovery Communications is just a profit based entity without an obvious political agenda

Thanks

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

6. I don't think they have a political slant, at least not that I've noticed.

But watch out for that ad; I'm sure it will turn up elsewhere.

[still_one]

9. I will, appreciate the heads up

[DeminPennswoods]

2. People who are against medicare for all, don't have

any idea how good medicare is, how efficiently it works or how cheap it is.

My parent had a BCBS medicare advantage (private insurance) plan that we switched to a medicare supplement (medicare pays first and the supplement picks up the difference). Since then, we have no co-pays to see specialists like podiatrist or PT/OT where we had $20 co-pays under medicare advantage.
Medicare is unbelievably good. It's no wonder no one who has it wants to lose it.

[Hoyt]

10. Not sure about cheap. Yes, your parents pay roughly $135 month to Part B and likely

$125 to $200 for a supplement and a drug plan. But, taxes pay for all the Part A costs -- mostly hospital, other facilities and limited nursing home -- and 75% of the Part B costs. If you end up on Medicaid also say for long-term nursing home over the 100 days Medicare covers, that's all taxes.

Point is, one can't judge cost of Medicare by the monthly Part B premium and supplemental costs.

Personally, I'm for a Public Option -- allowing people to purchase Medicare -- because Medicare-for-All will never pass in this political environment until a significant portion of people have bought Medicare voluntarily. But, the premium for someone buying into to Medicare, at say age 55, is likely to be over $1,000 month. Folks won't see that as cheap.

[DeminPennswoods]

12. In the year plus on medicare supplement,

we have had 0 co-pays and the supplement has basically paid for a the very few prescriptions, all but 1 of which are use as needed. The medicare supplement is less than $300/mo on top of medicare part B.

[Hoyt]

13. Medicare-for-All and a Public Option will be much more than that because

people will not have paid Medicare taxes for decades. The Part B payment and the supplement are only a small part of the cost of Medicare.

[DeminPennswoods]

14. Medicare is pay-as-you-go

If everyone pays into it, it's going to be cheaper than private insurance.

[Hoyt]

17. Not much cheaper. But it does allow design for a better healthcare system long-term.

[still_one]

11. I don't believe that is the reason. I think because the have a vested interest, motivated by

monetary gain. They also are not in the category where they have to worry about medical coverage

Many are ignorant of the fact that good ole ronny raygun used to advertise against Medicare:

[Takket]

4. quick! someone point out a real life example of socialized medicine harming a country

i'll just sit here and wait while you all google up those links.........

[a kennedy]

7. I posted this when I saw my first advertisement as well....

https://www.democraticunderground.com/100212209663

[nolabear]

8. I saw it on our local ABC affiliate. It's now a Sinclair station.

Disgusting propaganda claiming long waits for procedures.

[Niagara]

15. This TV ad just aired on the Food Network

I actually found the ad on Youtube with comments disabled.

It's the same ad to your link.

[blueinredohio]

16. Saw a little snippet of one of the news shows.

I take it that it was Fox because it was McConnell. Some one said something about Medicare for all and McConnell said it should be Medicare for none. But all republicans think congress won't mess with it.