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msongs

(67,193 posts)
Fri Mar 24, 2017, 03:54 PM Mar 2017

Today is the perfect time for dems to introduce a medicare for all bill at a big press event...

I know Ive said that before here but dems are not much interested medicare for all unfortunately.

and they have lousy sense of controlling the agenda for sure.

but it might happen...maybe

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Today is the perfect time for dems to introduce a medicare for all bill at a big press event... (Original Post) msongs Mar 2017 OP
Roh roh Achilleaze Mar 2017 #1
I agree, however perhaps better to use a word other than "Medicare" in the title elfin Mar 2017 #2
Tri-Care for all Phoenix61 Mar 2017 #5
ABSOLUTELY! leftstreet Mar 2017 #3
Trump thought healthcare reform was simple too underthematrix Mar 2017 #4

elfin

(6,262 posts)
2. I agree, however perhaps better to use a word other than "Medicare" in the title
Fri Mar 24, 2017, 03:59 PM
Mar 2017

To waylay knee-jerk reactions. No better ideas for terminology, now from me.

Phoenix61

(16,949 posts)
5. Tri-Care for all
Fri Mar 24, 2017, 04:07 PM
Mar 2017

However, non-military would pay a higher premium than military. It's already up and running and everybody I know seems to like it.

underthematrix

(5,811 posts)
4. Trump thought healthcare reform was simple too
Fri Mar 24, 2017, 04:01 PM
Mar 2017

It's complicated because there are so many stakeholders and many with competing interests. They have build a huge base of support BEFORE bringing such a bill to the public. Bernie Sanders gets this and I don't even like Bernie but I like how he's building a broad based diverse coalition of voters to move toward single payer. However, it will take the Democrat elite to bring other stakeholders on board. This is what it means to have a broad based diverse coalition.

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