Democratic Primaries
In reply to the discussion: Warren Admits Universal Medicare Would Result in Two Million Lost Jobs [View all]Amimnoch
(4,558 posts)And is it assuming that the bill that passes will actually eliminate all private insurances?
If its modeled off of the existing medicare/medicaid system, There will certainly be a lot of downsizing in the insurance industry, but there will still be a large remaining niche for the medicare supplemental programs, like the one my mother uses for her medicare using Humana, or my grandmother with United Healthcare.
I also imagine the staffing of the medicare program itself will have to increase at the national, state, and local levels absorbing at least a portion of the lost jobs.
I also still think this entire issue is a fluff issue, since this is something that will need a congress to pass, and really wish our pool of candidates would focus on Trump and how they will undo his damage.
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided