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2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: So when Sanders says getting rid of private insurance which is what the ACA is he in fact is [View all]99th_Monkey
(19,326 posts)1. He's getting rid of the Vampiric private insurance component, not taking away anything else. nt
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So when Sanders says getting rid of private insurance which is what the ACA is he in fact is [View all]
bigdarryl
Jan 2016
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He's getting rid of the Vampiric private insurance component, not taking away anything else. nt
99th_Monkey
Jan 2016
#1
perhaps, I'd like to learn more about whether Bernie's plan requires that or not.
99th_Monkey
Jan 2016
#19
Yah, mine went up under ACA too, which I didn't like and cannot afford, but still
99th_Monkey
Jan 2016
#34
No sorry you're wrong, its called Medicare advantage, a private insurance SUPPLIMENT to Medicare.
litlbilly
Jan 2016
#15
I'm not wrong. CMS outsources some administrative functions to insurance companies
Orangepeel
Jan 2016
#16
you think? 6 or 7k decuctable, copays, still a giveaway to the drug and insurance companies.
litlbilly
Jan 2016
#20
No he is in fact going after Single Payer, which is healthcare. Better healthcare than
Autumn
Jan 2016
#12
We dont need health insurance, we all need healthcare. dont need the greedy middlemen at all
litlbilly
Jan 2016
#22
I think we didnt notice that much say in the 70s because it was fairly cheap then. NOw, not so much.
litlbilly
Jan 2016
#26
Or, just add the public option into medicare. then the insurance companies would just go away, they
litlbilly
Jan 2016
#23
I will put you down as a fan of keeping the 29 million who now don't have access to health care
Kalidurga
Jan 2016
#29
That is pretty much a defining line, with the poorest Americans very clearly defined. Some people..
ChisolmTrailDem
Jan 2016
#37
All the benefits of ACA will stay like no preexisting conditions, kids to 26, etc. This is how...
ChisolmTrailDem
Jan 2016
#33