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2016 Postmortem
Related: About this forumWhere Democrats Stand on Medicare for All.
(Source Kaiser Family Foundation data from December polling on Democrats views of Medicare for all. Kaiser Family Foundation via WSJ: http://blogs.wsj.com/washwire/2015/12/20/bernie-sanders-hillary-clinton-and-medicare-for-all/)
When can we have a party that actually represents our views? At least the Republican Party, perhaps to the utter dismay of its "establishment", now represents what republicans want.
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Where Democrats Stand on Medicare for All. (Original Post)
Warren Stupidity
Dec 2015
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"the GOP, perhaps to the utter dismay of its "establishment", now represents what republicans want"
Proserpina
Dec 2015
#1
I wonder if there are many who thinks Medicare for all is free, no, hospital coverage does not
Thinkingabout
Dec 2015
#4
Proserpina
(2,352 posts)1. "the GOP, perhaps to the utter dismay of its "establishment", now represents what republicans want"
The irony cuts like a knife, doesn't it? It's like watching a train wreck and a cage match, at the same time, tracking both primaries.
Wellstone ruled
(34,661 posts)2. And to think,this is probably were the
nation has been for the last 10+ years.
UglyGreed
(7,661 posts)3. Yet many support
the insurance companies making more money, raising rates/co pays/deductibles on so many people to the point they can't even afford to use the "health insurance" they must carry.
Thinkingabout
(30,058 posts)4. I wonder if there are many who thinks Medicare for all is free, no, hospital coverage does not
Have a monthly but doctors part b has a premium for those earning less than $87,000 annually and that premium is $104.50 monthly for an individual. This also has co-pays for doctors visits and some other procedures. It may be necessary to have a gap insurance.