Democratic Primaries
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(4,950 posts)The government is going to have to bail out the hospitals if they want them to remain open. This will necessitate some major changes.
Healthcare will look much different. Medicare for all is just one idea. It is not any kind of gold standard. I don't think anyone can describe exactly what it looks like. Medicare is just a payer with particular coverages right now.. coverage that is 80% with 20% self pay or paid by gap insurance (a separate policy). This entire idea is based upon the current system. This system is going to change and it is not going to be a choice.
My advice for Biden is to hire some good industry prognosticators, run the numbers on a sample of major hospital systems because everyone is hemorrhaging revenue. If a hospital is not overrun by Covid19 patients, half their staff is sent home d/t low census to save money. That includes management and clinicians.
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden