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In reply to the discussion: Bernie Sanders talks universal Medicare, and 1.1 million people click to watch him [View all]ehrnst
(32,640 posts)Expand Medicare to let people buy in at 55, and bring back a public option.
She was repeating what the analysts who are not politicians or in the industry have said that Single Payer isn't likely, at least not in under 20 years, let alone eight, like Bernie was promising.
You might as well be saying that a politician who states that legal, accessible abortion is necessary for public health is "being negative" about adoption...
Hillary was instrumental in actually getting legislation passed that has gotten affordable health care to people: CHIP. She was able to do that because she listened to policy people, and didn't call anyone that had different information "corporate shills."
A lot of people who understand the US health care system are not persuaded that Single Payer as Sanders presents it is going to be feasible in terms of cost or disruption to health care delivery in a mere eight years.
Single payer is not the only way to universal health care in the US.
And I will keep on writing and sharing what actual self funded, non-politically aligned health policy analysts have to say about the very real obstacles to Single Payer in under 20 years, and not put my faith in politicians who dismiss or contradict evidence based counsel that doesn't support his political message.
https://books.google.com/books?id=3UB1AwAAQBAJ&pg=PA95&lpg=PA95&dq=drew+altman+incremental+expansion&source=bl&ots=uzLVGntQWB&sig=dDNbvuXnI7244N8bubDqhunmryY&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwj_0a7JovbYAhVEGpAKHQFFATIQ6AEIPTAE#v=onepage&q=drew%20altman%20incremental%20expansion&f=false
https://khn.org/news/democrats-unite-but-what-happened-to-medicare-for-all/
https://www.vox.com/the-big-idea/2017/9/8/16271888/health-care-single-payer-aca-democratic-agenda
https://www.urban.org/research/publication/sanders-single-payer-health-care-plan-effect-national-health-expenditures-and-federal-and-private-spending