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DonViejo

(60,536 posts)
Sat Jul 9, 2016, 01:42 PM Jul 2016

Clinton rolls out Sanders-like healthcare plan

Source: The Hill

By Harper Neidig - 07/09/16 11:53 AM EDT

Hillary Clinton formally adopted a more progressive stance on health care in a proposal released Saturday, as part of an effort to appease Bernie Sanders and his supporters.

The plan includes a so-called “public option” within ObamaCare, an allowance for people to enroll in Medicare at age 55, and increasing funding for community-based health centers by $40 billion over the next ten years.

Clinton emphasized her goal of eventually providing universal health care. "We have more work to do to finish our long fight to provide universal, quality, affordable health care to everyone in America," she said in a statement.

"Already, the Affordable Care Act has expanded coverage to 20 million Americans. As president, I will make sure Republicans never succeed in their attempts to strip away their care and that the remaining uninsured should be able to get the affordable coverage they need to stay healthy."

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Read more: http://thehill.com/policy/healthcare/287113-clinton-rolls-out-sanders-like-healthcare-plan

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Clinton rolls out Sanders-like healthcare plan (Original Post) DonViejo Jul 2016 OP
Wonderful. truthisfreedom Jul 2016 #1
Yes, glad to see Hillary is coming around to Bernie's way of thinking. InAbLuEsTaTe Jul 2016 #31
Great! Some reason finally injected into the discourse. AllyCat Jul 2016 #2
Vote,,,, yes Cryptoad Jul 2016 #15
Absolutely! InAbLuEsTaTe Jul 2016 #30
Encouraging news Auggie Jul 2016 #3
Great! jpak Jul 2016 #4
"give Americans in every state in the country the choice of a public-option insurance plan" KeepItReal Jul 2016 #5
Incremental, but steps in the right direction... Wounded Bear Jul 2016 #6
Good to hear. Ash_F Jul 2016 #7
This is why caving is not a good idea. avaistheone1 Jul 2016 #13
EXACTLY!!!!!! This is what I had been screaming Sanders should have done early in the primary..... markj757 Jul 2016 #8
Negotiation means starting high and then finding agreement. KeepItReal Jul 2016 #9
This is what should have happened in the ACA andym Jul 2016 #10
I am sure that Cryptoad Jul 2016 #16
You're sure? Must be nice to have such surety Scootaloo Jul 2016 #33
half empty, half full Cryptoad Jul 2016 #34
I really doubt that they could let anyone see the future. Scootaloo Jul 2016 #35
By the way, I was looking at the Democratic Party platform from 2000... CBHagman Jul 2016 #11
I want to give a shout-out to Bernie..... markj757 Jul 2016 #12
Yes! senseandsensibility Jul 2016 #25
Wow, she started out with "care" but then pivoted back to "coverage" arcane1 Jul 2016 #14
Thought Sanders Supported Single Payer TomCADem Jul 2016 #17
I feel confident, without a Bernie Sanders...... markj757 Jul 2016 #18
Bernie Was Originally Opposed to Public Option. Strange to Give Him Credit TomCADem Jul 2016 #24
Post Deleted MisterFred Jul 2016 #19
Thank you Bernie! zentrum Jul 2016 #20
Thank you Hillary. murielm99 Jul 2016 #27
Consistent for twenty five years! beastie boy Jul 2016 #21
Good news LiberalLovinLug Jul 2016 #22
Wonderful! WIProgressive88 Jul 2016 #23
That has pretty much been her plan from the start Buzz cook Jul 2016 #26
This is so typical. athena Jul 2016 #32
when, in 2008, or in February? robbedvoter Jul 2016 #28
I am 4 for 4 in my predictions. joshcryer Jul 2016 #29

AllyCat

(16,031 posts)
2. Great! Some reason finally injected into the discourse.
Sat Jul 9, 2016, 01:54 PM
Jul 2016

Of course the worthless, obstructionist GOP in Congress will make sure it gets watered down if it passes at all.

VOTE!!!

KeepItReal

(7,769 posts)
5. "give Americans in every state in the country the choice of a public-option insurance plan"
Sat Jul 9, 2016, 02:25 PM
Jul 2016

Now THAT is a major.

Wounded Bear

(58,436 posts)
6. Incremental, but steps in the right direction...
Sat Jul 9, 2016, 02:35 PM
Jul 2016

much like the min wage, we need to aim high here. If we aim high, then compromise still has a chance to be somewhat progressive. Starting from the middle just gets us RW "answers" that cater to the corporate interests and don't really help anyone.

 

avaistheone1

(14,626 posts)
13. This is why caving is not a good idea.
Sat Jul 9, 2016, 03:19 PM
Jul 2016

Caving is for sycophants, and Bernie is not one of them.

Bernie is mensch The man is solid gold. He is committed to positive change.






 

markj757

(194 posts)
8. EXACTLY!!!!!! This is what I had been screaming Sanders should have done early in the primary.....
Sat Jul 9, 2016, 02:48 PM
Jul 2016

This is exactly what I was saying Sanders should have done to attract more voters early in the primary. Simply modify his dramatic overhaul with a first step "Public Option" and leave universal health care as a long term goal.

KeepItReal

(7,769 posts)
9. Negotiation means starting high and then finding agreement.
Sat Jul 9, 2016, 02:50 PM
Jul 2016

The Public Option *IS* the compromise.

And we still have to make sure that that is actually executed and we get a Medicare buy-in plan for all people who want it.

andym

(5,441 posts)
10. This is what should have happened in the ACA
Sat Jul 9, 2016, 02:51 PM
Jul 2016

but for Senator Lieberman and friends killing both the public option and Medicare buy in. Too bad Senator Kennedy had died by the time of the vote. The only one who might have had enough influence to get a different outcome.

Cryptoad

(8,254 posts)
16. I am sure that
Sat Jul 9, 2016, 03:39 PM
Jul 2016

if we had had control of congress more than 15 weeks, far better things would have happen in ACA .

 

Scootaloo

(25,699 posts)
33. You're sure? Must be nice to have such surety
Sun Jul 10, 2016, 07:42 AM
Jul 2016

I saw Democrats running away from the ACA like it was the plague in 2014. Right up until this very moment, you can find the good, upstanding Democrats here on this very site tearing apart anyone who advocated a public option or single payer. Often the very same people now praising it just a day later.

These are the people, the elected officians and voters who would have without a doubt in your mind have delivered public option or single payer? I have to say I'm much more skeptical.

Cryptoad

(8,254 posts)
34. half empty, half full
Sun Jul 10, 2016, 08:17 AM
Jul 2016

sounds like u need one of my new self calibrating, anal implanted crystal balls and u too could be a seer like me!

CBHagman

(16,968 posts)
11. By the way, I was looking at the Democratic Party platform from 2000...
Sat Jul 9, 2016, 02:54 PM
Jul 2016

...and was astonished to find that there was an option to buy into Medicare at age 55. I don't know the precise details, and I certainly had forgotten the plank altogether.

[url]http://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/ws/?pid=29612[/url]

We must redouble our efforts to bring the uninsured into coverage step-by-step and as soon as possible. We should guarantee access to affordable health care for every child in America. We should expand coverage to working families, including more Medicaid assistance to help with the transition from welfare to work. And we should also seek to ensure that dislocated workers are provided affordable health care. We should make health care accessible and affordable for small businesses. In addition, Americans aged 55 to 65 - the fastest growing group of uninsured - should be allowed to buy into the Medicare program to get the coverage they need. By taking these steps, we can move our nation closer to the goal of providing universal health coverage for all Americans.

 

markj757

(194 posts)
12. I want to give a shout-out to Bernie.....
Sat Jul 9, 2016, 03:02 PM
Jul 2016

Last edited Sun Jul 10, 2016, 03:45 AM - Edit history (1)

for continuing to fight for the Liberal causes at the heart of his campaign, and getting big victories like this one on the books as a priority for a Clinton presidency. I truly hope one day it becomes law.

TomCADem

(17,378 posts)
17. Thought Sanders Supported Single Payer
Sat Jul 9, 2016, 03:40 PM
Jul 2016

Also, didn't Hillary Reiterate Support for a Public Option Months Ago?

 

markj757

(194 posts)
18. I feel confident, without a Bernie Sanders......
Sat Jul 9, 2016, 03:45 PM
Jul 2016

Hillary would not be making this issue a major part of her platform because it opens up the discussion of Obamacare. She would have ran as far right of center as she could without upsetting the base. Because of Bernie, not only did that not happen, but she is remaining focused on Liberal issues that are important to the base of this party.

TomCADem

(17,378 posts)
24. Bernie Was Originally Opposed to Public Option. Strange to Give Him Credit
Sun Jul 10, 2016, 12:40 AM
Jul 2016

When President Obama was trying to push Health Care Reform, Bernie tried to block President Obama's proposal by introducing a single payer model. President Obama's original proposal had a public option. By trying to push a competing bill, Bernie delayed progress on the ACA bill and its public option. Meanwhile, Hillary was pushing the public option back in 2008 and since February of this year, thus it is a bit odd to give Bernie credit for a proposal that he has intermittently opposed as distraction from his favored single payer model while ignoring Hillary's long standing support for a public option.

http://www.politico.com/story/2016/02/hillary-clinton-health-care-bernie-sanders-219643

Hillary Clinton wants to bring back the public option, offering a competing vision to Bernie Sanders’ support for a more progressive health care system.

Clinton's campaign has updated its website to note her continued support for the government-run health plan that was dropped from Obamacare during the law's drafting. The idea was popular among progressives who prefer a single-payer plan -- like the one Bernie Sanders is touting.

Clinton supported the public option in her 2008 presidential campaign, and during the drafting of the Affordable Care Act a year later, Congress debated allowing a government-run plan to compete with private insurers. However, the public option was eliminated from the legislation because of objections from moderate Senate Democrats who opposed a greater government role in providing health care.

But Clinton has hardly referenced her previous support for the idea during the 2016 campaign, and instead has called for building on President Barack Obama’s health care law.



LiberalLovinLug

(14,153 posts)
22. Good news
Sat Jul 9, 2016, 04:25 PM
Jul 2016

Now if they could only agree on some plan to move towards publicly funded campaign reforms. That single issue would be a game-changer in almost every other area. As it is, most in Washington spend all their time at fundraisers and coo cooing the business elite with "nudge nudge wink wink" arrangements. Of course Republicans would have even more time to oppose and hold investigations on the latest Faux Democrat scandal.

Buzz cook

(2,470 posts)
26. That has pretty much been her plan from the start
Sun Jul 10, 2016, 01:19 AM
Jul 2016

People just weren't paying attention.

Sanders had nothing to do with this.

athena

(4,187 posts)
32. This is so typical.
Sun Jul 10, 2016, 06:52 AM
Jul 2016

A woman will make a point in a meeting. The point will be either ignored, or criticized as unworkable, idealistic, complicated, what have you. A little while later, a man will make the same point. Everyone will cheer and applaud (figuratively), while pretending this is the first time the point has been made by anyone. The man, of course, will get credit for what was the woman's idea.

To some of us, none of this is new, and none of it is surprising.

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