Democratic Primaries
In reply to the discussion: Dear Senator Warren: we love our private insurancd companies [View all]emmaverybo
(8,144 posts)have to be approved. Often, as in other countries, you may have to wait to start cancer treatment even. The NHS is so far behind in screening for cervical cancer that women can progress to severe dysplasia before their condition is detected. Elderly die before they can get a hip replacement.
Many in Europe pay out of pocket to speed up tests, get in for a procedure, or get a diagnosis from a better specialist.
More people are covered and that is important. Those who have had good quality private insurance or Medicare with a strong supplemental plan may see quality decline in some areas, however.
In any case, universal health care is not getting implemented for some time. In the meantime, States should have to expand Medicaid, Obamacare needs lower premiums and more subsidies, and hospitals and clinics can be incentivized to provide sliding scale coverage. Those who want to keep employer provided plans and retirement benefits provided plans should be able to.
A public option should be offered to buy into or in the case of low income, a person should be subsidized.
It s a good idea to talk about how to transition to single payer and also about the raise in taxes that we will all see. Additional plans such as student debt cancellation, free college, GND etc. will most likely bring our taxes more in line with Europes.
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden