As the 2020 election gets ready for the kickoff…..and the debate of importance is that of health care….the topic that effects ALL Americans…..I have tried to keep my readers abreast of the debate about Medicare For All there is even BS being spread by centrists and the MSM to make it a non-starter….
My thoughts on Medicare For All……
https://lobotero.com/2019/03/04/medicare-for-all/
https://lobotero.com/2019/10/28/can-we-afford-medicare-for-all/
More information has come to light this from the Journal of Internal Medicine…..
Insurers and healthcare providers in the United States spent a staggering $812 billion on paperwork and other administrative burdens in 2017 alone, bureaucratic costs that could be dramatically reduced by switching to a single-payer system like Medicare for All.
That’s according to a study published Monday in the journal Annals of Internal Medicine, which found that administrative costs amounted to 34.2 percent of total U.S. national health expenditures in 2017—twice the amount Canada spent on healthcare administration that same year.
The study’s authors noted that U.S. healthcare providers impose “a hidden surcharge” on patients “to cover their costly administrative burden.” U.S. insurers and providers spent $2,497 per person on healthcare administration in 2017 while Canada spent just $551 per capita, the study found.
“The average American is paying more than $2,000 a year for useless bureaucracy,” said Dr. David Himmelstein, lead author of the study and co-founder of Physicians for a National Health Program (PNHP). “That money could be spent for care if we had a Medicare for All program.”
Universal health care should be already part of the social fabric of this country…..time to make known all those Congresspeople that are on the payroll of the Health industry…..I feel that would be very telling.
Then there is the medical professions who are set to support Medicare For All…..
The fight for Medicare for All received a two-handed boost from tens of thousands of doctors on Monday when the American College of Physicians—in a move described as a “seachange for the medical professions”—officially endorsed a single-payer system as among only one of two possible ways to improve the nation’s healthcare woes.
Representing 159,000 doctors of internal medicine nationwide, the ACP is the largest medical specialty society and second-largest physician group in the country overall after the American Medical Association (AMA).
You have heard the silly agrument about your private insurance, right?
Well it seems that that argument is only in the minds of those that are controlled by the industry…..
The for-profit U.S. healthcare system is so broken that a growing number of people who are fortunate enough to have private insurance coverage are still unable to afford doctor visits and other essential services due to soaring costs—leaving a larger number of Americans with unmet medical needs today than there were two decades ago.
That’s a central finding of a new study by Harvard University researchers published Monday in the peer-reviewed journal JAMA Internal Medicine, examining 20 years of government data between 1998 and 2017.
The study found that despite a major expansion of insurance coverage in the U.S. during that period—most significantly through the 2010 Affordable Care Act (ACA)—”most measures of unmet need for physician services have shown no improvement, and financial access to physician services has decreased.” The study’s authors noted that the rise of “narrow networks, high-deductible plans, and higher co-pays” has contributed to the growth of unmet medical needs in the U.S. since the 1990s.
Slogans and spin are all the opponents have…..the people want good health care…..PERIOD!
And here is how it will be funded….the fact sheet from Bernie……fact sheet.
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Bernie’s plan might be good, but I can sadly never see it happening.
Best wishes, Pete.
Not now…it is all but dead…..centrist will not go for Medicare for all….chuq
Lobotero, I have read and heard conflicting reports on this proposal. What would it take to make this equitable and practical in your opinion?
I am antiwar….so cease useless wars and use the cash for health. The simple answer. chuq
Lobotero, we agree on the issue of opposition to war.
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Lobotero, I have heard conflicting stories on the matter of Medicare. Many people love it and many people say that it is terrible. This being the case, I do not know who or what to believe.
I am on Medicare because I am an old fart…..it is wonderful….my care is exceptional and timely…..chuq
Lobotero, I am glad that your experiences have been positive.
The Medicare is great the drug companies suck…..even with a Part D chuq
Lobotero, is that because of drug prices ratcheting up? Are there other factors?
No other factor I am aware of…..insurance companies keep changing their formulary….chuq
That is interesting.
It is that “co-pay” thing….chuq
True.
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Lobotero, this idea does have some appeal. However, what is the best way to bring more people on board regarding this proposal?
First they need to deal inn facts not propaganda BS……look at the economics and what the medical profession has to say…..not what the insurance companies and Big Pharma want us to believe….it would be a start. chuq
Lobotero, you make excellent points.
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Lobotero, I am enjoying reading your blog. Keep posting and I will keep reading.
I am pleased that you are enjoying the posts….usually 4 or 5 daily chuq
That is good.
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Timely. This just came out: MEDICARE FOR ALL WOULD SAVE $450 BILLION ANNUALLY WHILE PREVENTING 68,000 DEATHS, NEW STUDY SHOWS
Lobotero, if we went with Medicare For All, do you think the long-term benefits outweigh the costs? I only ask because I have read conflicting information and opinions.
I think the benefits outweigh the costs. I have written much about this subject and more to come in the near future. chuq
Lobotero, I see no real problem with the idea Medicare For All. its implementation is the real issue.
I agree…look at the ACA and the Hell that stirred up…..the idea that we can do this is a good one…..as long as we can keep the insurance and health industries out of the process. chuq
Lobotero, I cannot recall his exact words, however, Barack Obama told us that if we liked our doctors that we could keep seeing them. Now, if that was still true under Medicare For All, we could ditch the insurance companies altogether. If I was told that I could see any specialist of my choosing, however, the government picked up the tab, at least I could still decide which medical care providers I wanted to see. Just my thoughts.
I have heard and read conflicting reports on this idea. What would it take to get universal agreement on this in your opinion?
Guts and a spine by our elected toadies…..they need to put country and people first and their fat cat donors second. chuq
Lobotero, if we went with Medicare For All, I have no doubt that its benefits would outweigh its costs. Having said that, I have read reports where some people say that it is great and some people say that it is terrible. The issue is who one should believe. Just my thoughts.
Check the people that say it is terrible….most of them have an interest in the health industry. chuq
Lobotero, speaking for myself, I don’t see a problem with it. The issue I see is with the contradictory reports I have heard and read.
It is the only way we all will ever get adequate healthcare….chuq
Lobotero, I agree with you on that.
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Lobotero, I would not have a problem with Medicare For All as long as I can decide who I want to see for my medical issues. If government only paid for the consultation and that was it, I could agree with Medicare For All from that standpoint.
I am on Medicare and I see who I want to see….so it would be the same if “For All” was to become law…..my problem is the high cost of drugs that I feel we need to work on chuq
Lobotero, the prescription drug cost is something that needs to be worked on.
Sadly I do not see that happening in 2020 no matter whom wins the show election chuq
Lobotero, I believe that the medical care system needs to be fixed. I do not have a problem with Medicare For All if I can still see whoever I want for whatever medical issues I face.
Like I said it is that way for plain Medicare and I do see it change for the new brand chuq
Lobotero, this is true.
But this may be a moot point in this election…..I do not trust Biden chuq
Lobotero, given his proclivity toward gaffes, I would not trust the man either.
He is a centrists and they have been nothing but a disaster to the people of this country…..I must start looking for a candidate…..chuq
Lobotero, this does not surprise me.