Democratic Primaries
In reply to the discussion: I want Medicare for All, but for this election prefer Biden's plan [View all]HerbChestnut
(3,649 posts)So there's plenty to compare it to. For instance, compared to countries that use some type of national healthcare system, the U.S. spends almost twice as much money per capita on healthcare than most of those countries. Meanwhile, the ACA has done nothing to reel in the cost of healthcare. Don't get me wrong, I'm glad so many more people have been able to get health insurance even if the plans are garbage (high premiums, copayments, etc), but a proven healthcare system already exists that lowers the cost of healthcare while insuring everybody: Single Payer.
There's two big problems in getting it passed. First, lies and misinformation spread by opponents of single payer. Second, people who, despite understanding what single payer is and generally agreeing it is the best healthcare system, refuse to fight for it, which is letting the lies and misinformation win.
So, if you believe single payer is the best healthcare system out there, do you fight for it or do you roll over to insurance companies and Republicans?
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided