Posted on 08/23/2018 10:16:07 AM PDT by Simon Green
I’m going to be forced into Medicare next year and I’m dreading it. I’m going to automatically become a second class citizen when it comes to health care. A lot of doctors will want nothing to do with me. I’ve never had a family doctor, but my wife convinced me to get one so I’d have a family doctor if I ever needed one once I’m on Medicare. I can only hope he doesn’t kick me to the curb when I turn 65. Anyone who thinks Medicare for all would be wonderful are absolutely insane. Then all of America would be second class citizens when it comes to health care, except of course, the ruling elite. We’d have rationed health care just like the Brits have with NHS.
Why should the Democrats care about covering bills? Republicans aren't.
80% of those wanting medicare for all do not realize medicare is not free to prople who have it and it does not pay for drugs. And it does not pay for all dr bills etc
It sounds amazing like not Single-Payer...in theory anyway.
You missed my point completely.
I never said Medicare is free!
Again to make it simpler to understand...
When one gets Medicare benefit, which pays 80% of hospital costs, the person has QUALIFIED himself/herself by contributing Medicare taxes. You do not get Medicare if you did not contribute enough taxes to Medicare. My mother was in that situation, and could get Medicaid, not Medicare after age 65.
If Medicare for ALL is passed, every Top Dick & Harry, who has not contributed any Medicare taxes IMMEDIATELY gets that 80% hospital benefit.
Instead of teaching social justice in school, math and economics needs to be emphasized.
You got that right FRiend!
After going on Medicare at age 65, every time we moved, it was real bitch to find a good Doctor nearby who would accept NEW Medicare patients.
I am now on a Humana plan, not Medicare, and it pays me $52/month to sign up, and no monthly fees.
What they like is Medicare taxes are much lower than signing on to Obamacare.
This is just another bogus poll!
So 70 percent of people want long wait lists, mediocre care, less prescription choices and total Government control of their healthcare? Well hell move to some socialist country then!
Uh huh...
Lol.
That's a switch. They pay you instead of you paying them? There must be a catch somewhere.
We need to ask these people if they think veterans are getting good care from the Veteran’s Administration medical system. And when they acknowledge, hopefully, the problems with the VA, tell them to expect the same problems and MORE when ALL of their medical care is under the government.
People who support this should go tour a Veteran’s Affairs hospital and see what single-payer actually looks like.
No catch, I am on that Humana Gold HMO plan since January, and it has paid me $52 every month. It is a Medicare Plus plan. I see doctors who work with Human, zero co-pays. If I go to hospital, I pay $100/day for upto 7 days then Humana will pay rest. If I see a specialist, $35 co-pay. It also covers prescription drugs. I just got a Rx for cholesterol, cost would be $625 for 90 days supply without insurance. I had to pat $16.
Note...this particular plan is available only in certain counties. Not available in all Florida counties. And that $52 reduces my Medicare plan B cost by $52 every month. Humana does not send a me check.
I actually think isn’t the ground that we should be fighting on. I was talking to my dad who’s a leftist and I said I don’t have a huge issue with this variant of leftism, but you have to make a choice: open borders or cradle-to-grave social welfare. Pick one or the other, but you can’t have both. He really had no response.
I believe the poll.
Note that there are 92 Million American adultss not working.
12 Million families are receiving food stamps.
15 Million are receiving disability checks.
90% on Obamacare get taxpayer subsidies to pay monthly premiums.
Add up all these people, who would love to get Medicare which costs heckuva lot less than Obamacare.
IOW, the Mercatus study is correct and it's economically non-viable, annnnd, the poll didn't explain what Medicare for all actually is, and everyone polled thought it referred to going on Medicare at 65. Thanks Simon Green.
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