Is Blue Dog leader calling the Democrats' bluff on health care by suggesting Medicare for all?

Patriot Room ^ | October 15, 2009 | Bill Dupray

[Bill Dupray]

But if people have a choice to keep their current policy or select Medicare, all other things being the same, nobody would take Medicare except those who have no insurance, and, voila, everybody is covered. The big caveat, of course, is whether all other things like taxes on employer benefits stays the same. While I would not favor a massive expansion of Medicare, it forces the Dems to explain why this proposal doesn't provide choice and competition, while insuring everybody.

[jessduntno]

"While I would not favor a massive expansion of Medicare, it forces the Dems to explain why this proposal doesn't provide choice and competition, while insuring everybody." Good point...good point.

[wastedyears]

Communists don’t like competition, that’s why.

[JohnQ1]

Whatever Blue Dog Mike Ross’s intent may be, he’s doing us all a favor. “Universal Medicare” would bankrupt the nation or drive all our health care personnel to other lands, but *so will any other* government run “option”! The libs need to do some really fancy dancing around this turd. Great post, many thanks!

[Bill Dupray]

Thanks. I thought so too. Don’t hold your breath waiting for an answer.

[PubliusMM]

Why don’t the dhimmirats point us to the section or clause in the US Constitution that authorizes them to meddle IN ANY WAY in the health care of ANY American?

It’s time to take back the country.

[Brilliant]

I’m sure the lefties will go along with this. This is exactly what Kennedy wanted.

[kabar]

Nine out of ten Medicare recipients, including myself, have supplementary private insurance to cover things Medicare won’t.

[Mike Darancette]

I wonder what they would charge those under 65 for the Medicare? That is over and above what they will have taken out of their checks for care after 65.

[lonestar]

Medicare costs about $560 per month for those who didn’t pay into SS and after 65 you have no choice but Medicare.

[hyperconservative]

Update:
excerpt, “Say hello to “Medicare Part E” — as in, “Medicare for Everyone.”

House Democrats are looking at re-branding the public health insurance option as Medicare, an established government healthcare program that is better known than the public option.”
read the rest here:
http://thehill.com/homenews/house/64029-medicare-for-everyone

and here is the text of medicare for all legislation, HR 676:
http://kucinich.house.gov/UploadedFiles/HR_676_111th.pdf