The Liberal Gun Club Forum

A Kaiser Family Foundation (KFF) poll released 9/12/19 shows most people favor single pay, but it's not by a huge margin only 53/45 and it has gone up and down over the years like the gun control issue. Like presidential polls it's a national poll so we don't know how it plays in each of the 50 states where the presidency is won.
https://www.kff.org/slideshow/public-op ... -coverage/

To get to 80% I still think people want options. As much as I'd like to see health insurance companies fade away, hundreds of thousands of people work for them and those people won't vote to get rid of their jobs. Hypothetically, everyone gets a basic health care policy paid by tax money. People could receive their basic plan through a single payer entity or through a health insurance company it's individual choice. Health insurance companies could offer additional coverage and benefits (tiered plans) on top of the basic plan (already paid for) at additional costs. Basic plan coverage offered through public or private would be tightly controlled by a public entity so they are all the same basic plans.

There are options now under Medicare supplemental polices. You don’t have to take any but the Drug plans and even their you have options. These plans are all offered by third party insurance companies. So there is flexibility. Even Medicare part B is an option. That is the out patient part of Medicare and I highly advice people to take it when they sign up for the Medicare. This is because if you don’t sign up when you start Medicare and later decide to take part B you have to pay for all the time you didn’t take it.

TrueTexan wrote: Sat Sep 21, 2019 12:42 pm There are options now under Medicare supplemental polices. You don’t have to take any but the Drug plans and even their you have options. These plans are all offered by third party insurance companies. So there is flexibility. Even Medicare part B is an option. That is the out patient part of Medicare and I highly advice people to take it when they sign up for the Medicare. This is because if you don’t sign up when you start Medicare and later decide to take part B you have to pay for all the time you didn’t take it.

Yes and pick up Part D, otherwise you could end up paying more down the line for drug coverage. Medicare has been around a long time, it offers people options. Straight Medicare, Medicare with a supplement or Medicare Advantage, those over 65 have choices. There are different tiers of Medicare Supplements that are standardized; different Medicare Advantage that are standardized (HMO or PPO).

senorgrand wrote: Thu Sep 19, 2019 4:22 pm America has the best healthcare money can buy. Assuming you can afford it...

And justice. We have rights, freedom, and justice. If you can afford it.