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LAS14

(13,783 posts) Wed Oct 16, 2019, 10:23 AM Oct 2019

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I've been looking for an answer to this, but I've never seen...

... the question raised. If Medicare currently only pays 80% of costs, is upping that to 100% assumed by all to be part of the change?

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden

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I've been looking for an answer to this, but I've never seen... (Original Post) LAS14 Oct 2019 OP

I sure hope so. pangaia Oct 2019 #1

I have wondered that also, but assumed that it was rurallib Oct 2019 #2

I don't think so, that would be Medicaid for all, pnwest Oct 2019 #3

That depends on the plan being proposed. There are a handful of options. n/t Eyeball_Kid Oct 2019 #4

Yes. For a good discusion of the issue, see... PoliticAverse Oct 2019 #5

Thanks very much! nt LAS14 Oct 2019 #7

It would sure have to be. Medical bills can get very high. 80% of a 100k bill would be 20k. brush Oct 2019 #6

pangaia

(24,324 posts)

1. I sure hope so.

Reply to LAS14 (Original post)

Wed Oct 16, 2019, 10:24 AM

Oct 2019

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided

rurallib

(62,426 posts)

2. I have wondered that also, but assumed that it was

Reply to LAS14 (Original post)

Wed Oct 16, 2019, 10:25 AM

Oct 2019

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden

pnwest

(3,266 posts)

3. I don't think so, that would be Medicaid for all,

Reply to LAS14 (Original post)

Wed Oct 16, 2019, 10:27 AM

Oct 2019

which I’ve heard discussed as a thing, so I’m assuming it does not increase coverage to 100 percent.

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden

Eyeball_Kid

(7,432 posts)

4. That depends on the plan being proposed. There are a handful of options. n/t

Reply to LAS14 (Original post)

Wed Oct 16, 2019, 10:33 AM

Oct 2019

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided

PoliticAverse

(26,366 posts)

5. Yes. For a good discusion of the issue, see...

Reply to LAS14 (Original post)

Wed Oct 16, 2019, 10:37 AM

Oct 2019

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https://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/article/2019/feb/19/explaining-medicare-all/

Would this proposal simply extend Medicare to everyone? Is it literally Medicare for all?

No. Medicare for All is much more generous than the current Medicare program. Right now, the Medicare program is for Americans 65 and over; they receive care, but they’re also responsible for part of the costs. Unlike traditional Medicare, Sanders’ Medicare for All would cover medical bills completely, with no burden on the patient. There would be no Medigap insurance or Medicare Advantage.

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided

LAS14

(13,783 posts)

7. Thanks very much! nt

Reply to PoliticAverse (Reply #5)

Wed Oct 16, 2019, 11:37 AM

Oct 2019

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden

brush

(53,792 posts)

6. It would sure have to be. Medical bills can get very high. 80% of a 100k bill would be 20k.

Reply to LAS14 (Original post)

Wed Oct 16, 2019, 11:28 AM

Oct 2019

Whose got that laying around?

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden

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