Kamala Harris vows to get rid of private health plans: 'Let's eliminate all of that. Let's move on'

Fox News ^ | January 29, 2019 | Greg Re

[Zakeet]

California Democratic Sen. Kamala Harris, speaking during a town hall Monday night, vowed to eliminate all private health care insurance for approximately 150 million Americans if she is elected president.

Asked by CNN host Jake Tapper if people who like their current health care insurance could keep it under Harris' "Medicare for All" plan, Harris indicated they could not -- but that, in turn, they would experience health care without any delays.

Her statements appeared to be a full-throated call for single-payer health insurance, as opposed to merely expanding Medicare, and a dramatic embrace of the kind of proposals advocated by Vermont Independent Sen. Bernie Sanders.

[Clutch Martin]

Free medical will be the cause of Doctor’s migrating to other professions or into retirement. Medical research will collapse, medical technologies will find other venues and applications. The barefoot doctor will rise from the ashes and treatment will spiral down to the level of Maoist China in the 1950’s.

[FrankR]

Corrected Version

[cnsmom]

Public Housing
Public Health Care
public Schools
No thank you

[PghBaldy]

We would have to erase much of the decades of government “progress” since at least FDR. With the population we have now, and the leadership now, it is not feasible.

[snoringbear]

““Private” health plans are not going to survive another ten years. Start thinking about what comes next. If the only people thinking about that are communists, what comes next is communism.” If single payer should ever become the law of the land here’s what will happen. There will be start cinder block clinics setup for the masses where they will sit on benches all day to see a doctor only to be told to come back in six months for treatment. If in pain, will be given a jumbo bottle of hydrocodone. Oh, well, at least we stuck it to the rich, heh heh! Hardly, the rich will go to concierge medical facilities similar to the UK model. If these should be deemed illegal as in Canada (Canadians currently come across the border for serous treatmeants to the US) then expect to see “medical Resorts” set up in the Caribbean where the rich, affluent, upper middle class will go for treatment. Bottom line; it will be the poor, working poor, blue collar folks who will get screwed. Count on it 😏....

[RoosterRedux]

Socialism by force because nobody would choose it voluntarily.

The people in Venezuela chose it and supporters of Bernie, AOC, and many on the Hard Left are willing to choose it.

[poconopundit]

[bert]

Kamala...... black plague

[poconopundit]

Real nice analysis, Nathan. Nice to see your trademark photo again on FR.

[teeman8r]

let us start by getting rid of the medical care of elected politicians and their staff.

make them subject to find their own healthcare coverage.

[Jimmy The Snake]

What happens when the Govt wipes out an Insurance industry of around say 12% of GDP. What happens to these displaced workers? They become Govt employees, like they were acquired by another company?

This can’t end well for these people who live and work in the Insurance industry. I know a former Dr of Obstetrics that works in the claims dept at a big Blue Cross style place. What happens to people like that?

[Bulwyf]

It is a well known communist agenda to take over control of healthcare and education. They admitted as much even in the 1800s. It’s amazing though, that being armed with that information that US and Canada would allow a government takeover of said institutions. I guess it’s different when we do it.

Here in Alberta I will get some strange looks sometimes when I state that I’m vehemently opposed to public education and health. I then explain why. There are a lot of people from elsewhere though that get very angry with me because they think I’m tampering with their “free” stuff. It’s anything but free.

[onedoug]

Ho....

[nathanbedford]

Thanks.

Here is another picture for you.

[rawcatslyentist]

Not the people of America, Only "my people, which are called by my name".

It all starts with the smallest minority, yourself.

[Buckeye McFrog]

Give her an “A for honesty.
That has been the Democrats’ goal all along.

[Lockbar]

MAGIC NEGRO PART II

[Lazamataz]

Welp. There goes my diabetes treatment.

Been nice knowing all of you.

[JLAGRAYFOX]

Read my lips: Kamala Harris is now listed as a full blown “Front Runner” in the quest to obtain the Democrat Party nominee choice to become the next POTUS.

That makes Ms. Harris the same as Republican, Jeb Bush was, a front runner, and we all know what happened to Jeb Bush.

Shucks...I wonder where Cory “Spartacus” Booker is going to fit in the Democrat “Jig-Saw” puzzle of Democrat Party, POTUS, Candidates? I await with baited breath.

[lgjhn23]

CamelToe should go back to doing what she does best....and it ain’t running for POTUS.