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ehrnst

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19. In nearly all countries with universal health care, private insurance companies play a part.

Reply to questionseverything (Reply #11)

Tue Dec 1, 2020, 02:27 PM

Dec 2020

Either in the administration of health care coverage, or in the coverage of such things as Dental, rx, etc.

It's like the many other tasks and services that governments contract out to the private sector.

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The way forward is *Medicare Extra*. Neera Tanden's "Social Contract for the 21st Century" [View all] Budi Dec 2020 OP

No wonder 'some' don't like her. sheshe2 Dec 2020 #1

I read the article and didn't find the cost,just that it was less than m4a questionseverything Dec 2020 #3

I can look for it. The article is an overview of her visions & policies... Budi Dec 2020 #7

In general, allowing the private insurance industry to oporate questionseverything Dec 2020 #11

+++++++++++ not fooled Dec 2020 #14

Currently the "private insurance industry" administrates a good part of Medicare.... George II Dec 2020 #17

In nearly all countries with universal health care, private insurance companies play a part. ehrnst Dec 2020 #19

Yup. This is what NT's been doing while others were campaigning for the Primary & General Budi Dec 2020 #4

Thank you, Budi, for Neera Tandan's Cha Dec 2020 #2

Yup. She's been dedicated to fine tuning the Health Care issue for a long time. Budi Dec 2020 #5

Great! I just know & like her Cha Dec 2020 #6

Me too. Her bio is quite a story as well. Budi Dec 2020 #8

"Another stong smart woman of the Biden/Harris family." Cha Dec 2020 #12

Repugs are already saying, gab13by13 Dec 2020 #9

Of course they are & they come with a whole list of reasons which actually make them sound like the Budi Dec 2020 #10

No wonder they're scared shitless of her. LudwigPastorius Dec 2020 #13

K & R SunSeeker Dec 2020 #15

K&R brer cat Dec 2020 #16

K&R Gothmog Dec 2020 #18

There are 145 million people on Medicare, Medicaid, or VA healthcare. marie999 Dec 2020 #20

That's what the ACA, when fully implemented has always had as a goal. ehrnst Dec 2020 #21

We have a county program in Onslow County, NC. I know people who can't get Medicaid marie999 Dec 2020 #22

So you're talking about local free clinics, and individual hospital charity, not a system. ehrnst Dec 2020 #24

I used Statista for Medicare 61 million and Medicaid 75 million, and the VA Healthcare 9 million. marie999 Dec 2020 #25

I know four people who are on all three. ehrnst Dec 2020 #26

K&R betsuni Dec 2020 #23