Sanders Calls for Single Payer Health Care: ‘We Need to Join Rest of Industrialized World’

[Stellar]

Sanders Calls for Single Payer Health Care: ‘We Need to Join Rest of Industrialized World’

Senator and 2016 presidential candidate Bernie Sanders (I-VT) told ABC News’ George Stephanopoulos Sunday morning that he would move for a “Medicare-for-all, single payer” health care system, though he acknowledged that this was not an immediately practical goal.

“We need to join the rest of the industrialized world,” Sanders said. “We are the only major country on earth that doesn’t guarantee health care to all people as a right, and yet we end up spending much more than they do.”

“So I do believe that we have to move toward a Medicare for all, single-payer system,” Sanders said, adding that he had “certainly voted for” the ACA. “It’s not going to happen tomorrow, but that certainly should be the goal.”....

http://www.mediaite.com/tv/sanders-calls-for-single-payer-health-care-we-need-to-join-rest-of-industrialized-world/

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[daleanime]

1. K&R.....

[orpupilofnature57]

2. That's Healthcare and not another PharmGrab, 8000 % profit Please, Only Canidate talking about it .

[Recursion]

23. Huh? Single payer is just insurance reform

It doesn't change the profit motive in delivery at all.

[orpupilofnature57]

24. No it's a system, in over simplified words " Medicare for All "

https://www.google.com/?gws_rd=ssl#q=single+payer+system+definition

[Recursion]

25. Right. Insurance reform

No change to delivery.

[orpupilofnature57]

26. Right .

[fadedrose]

3. This might just do the trick

and get him in the White House.....this is a bigee.

[George II]

11. When it comes to a healthcare system overhaul, wasn't it Hillary Clinton....

....who got the ball rolling during her husband's first term?

Although it got stonewalled by the Republicans back then, didn't it lay the groundwork for Obamacare?

[fadedrose]

13. Not sure, but I think I read somewhere

that it was done too secretly, small groups, not enough input..

Some here must know a lot more about it....

[bigdarryl]

4. He's full of it he knows damn well that isn't happening

Not with this senate and congress

[oldandhappy]

5. Makes me smile.

The only candidate with a proposal for a replacement for ACA is a progressive proposing single-payer!!!

Bye bye RW wanting to get rid of Obamacare with no alternative in mind.

Love it.

[Stellar]

9. That's because Obamacare stole all of their bright ideas and now....

they are left with nothing! I doubt if wingers go out for single payer or the public option.

[Jefferson23]

7. Yes and to quote him for the point of specificity: he acknowledged that this was not an immediately

practical goal.“It’s not going to happen tomorrow, but that certainly should be the goal.”....



I am hopeful we will reach this goal and lets remember we need to remain vigilant
against the Republicans and all those who fund campaigns to make sure this will not happen in the US.

[libodem]

8. Woo Hoo

That's cool!

[Enthusiast]

10. Kicked and recommended to the Max!

[iandhr]

12. When will progressives learn

How are you package something matters. Most Americans don't know that Medicare is a single-payer type system. All the Republicans have to do with this stuff and no one will listen. If you say Medicare for all it polls better. Even though it means the same thing

[Rosa Luxemburg]

14. The VA?

[iandhr]

15. I think it would be a mistake to bring up the VA at this time

Given all the negative attention

[MoveIt]

16. Sanders 2016!

I joined this week to support Sanders 2016! Go Bernie!

I also donated $5 to Omaha Steve's post, and next thursday will be donating more!

[Jefferson23]

17. Great and welcome to DU.n/t

[Rhiannon12866]

18. Welcome to DU, MoveIt!

It's great to have you with us!

[Scuba]

19. Welcome to DU!

[Stellar]

20. I like the way you think!

Welcome to DU!

[raouldukelives]

21. What we have always needed is health care.

No surprise it is an issue for Bernie with all of his great work for our veterans.

I mean, we can't even take care of the ones we have, we strive to make more each day and more insurance will help?

No, health care will help. Medicare for all. Just imagine how much that would slash the VA budget if all the medical was covered, for all Americans, no matter who, what, when or where?

Just imagine how it must feel for a vet on the streets, alone, suffering from PTSD all thanks to those who invest in the war mongers.

All I ask is that the old people sending our young people into harms way to defend corporate profit margins pay to take care of them. I know, heresy.

[Stellar]

22. I still agree. nt