She must realize that Medicare pays for about 80% for most costs. And that many people are shelling out a couple hundred dollars a month on supplemental insurance to pick up the rest.
Is her plan going to continue paying that? Or are they going to pay 100% for 100%? Because that’s going to cost a lot more than 54 Trillion.
> She must realize that Medicare pays for about 80% for most costs. And that many people are shelling out a couple hundred dollars a month on supplemental insurance to pick up the rest. <
There is actually an easy way around that. Just force doctors who take Medicare patients to accept 80% as full payment for services rendered.
Of course, that would mean that even more doctors would opt out of Medicare completely. And the waiting time for Medicare doctors would increase. But why should Liz worry about that? Congress would be sure to exempt itself from her plan.