2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: Democrats Unite, But What Happened To ‘Medicare For All’? [View all]merrily
(45,251 posts)if not with themselves, than via a parent or grandparent. When polled on Medicare, they are not being polled on an unknown.
The article says both positive and negative things about implementation. As with many things, whether implementation sounds like heaven or hell depends on who is asked. From the OP article:
Were so used to such a complicated system in the U.S. that we envisage any change would be incredibly complicated as well, said Steffie Woolhandler, a physician and one of the founders of the single-payer advocacy organization Physicians for a National Health Program. But what youre doing with single-payer is actually simplifying the system.
For example, said Woolhandler, the latest data is U.S. hospitals are spending 25 percent of their total budget on billing and administration, and hospitals in single-payer nations like Canada and Scotland are spending 12 percent.
Also, you are assuming higher taxes. There is no reason that has to happen. It could be simply lower health insurance premiums than the private sector charges and providers being able to lower costs because they are not dealing (or fighting) with umpteen insurers.