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2016 Postmortem

mcar

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6. K&R

Reply to bigdarryl (Original post)

Sun Jan 17, 2016, 11:41 PM

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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 OP

He's getting rid of the Vampiric private insurance component, not taking away anything else. nt 99th_Monkey Jan 2016 #1

My guess is that that some insurance companies TexasBushwhacker Jan 2016 #3

perhaps, I'd like to learn more about whether Bernie's plan requires that or not. 99th_Monkey Jan 2016 #19

I'm on Medicare too TexasBushwhacker Jan 2016 #25

Yah, mine went up under ACA too, which I didn't like and cannot afford, but still 99th_Monkey Jan 2016 #34

The ACA is private insurance? Ed Suspicious Jan 2016 #2

The non very poor part. Yes. PowerToThePeople Jan 2016 #5

DU Rec. hrmjustin Jan 2016 #4

K&R mcar Jan 2016 #6

My ACA insurance is medicaid. PowerToThePeople Jan 2016 #7

Wasn't the ACA billed as a stepping stone to single-payer? TCJ70 Jan 2016 #8

Because it would mean the h didn't have a real issue to be against. artislife Jan 2016 #31

Yes. It replaces the half baked ACA. Warren Stupidity Jan 2016 #9

Private insurance companies administer medicare Orangepeel Jan 2016 #10

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

blablablabla.... litlbilly Jan 2016 #17

Administrative functions is not the same as owning and running the system Armstead Jan 2016 #28

No, but it means that insurance companies probably wouldn't go away Orangepeel Jan 2016 #35

Yes the ACA is an improvement over what we had, but we can do far better. JRLeft Jan 2016 #11

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

Um what? That is not the ACA LittleBlue Jan 2016 #13

Partly. KentuckyWoman Jan 2016 #14

He's getting rid of the insurance GREEDY VULTURES. in_cog_ni_to Jan 2016 #18

We dont need health insurance, we all need healthcare. dont need the greedy middlemen at all litlbilly Jan 2016 #22

That's what I meant. in_cog_ni_to Jan 2016 #24

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

Good point mvd Jan 2016 #27

Or you could easily argue Sanders wants Obamacare Jarqui Jan 2016 #21

Or, just add the public option into medicare. then the insurance companies would just go away, they litlbilly Jan 2016 #23

Great way to turn it around! nt. artislife Jan 2016 #32

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

Yes I know Kalidurga Jan 2016 #38

and good riddence to private insurers and for-profit health care.... mike_c Jan 2016 #30

All the benefits of ACA will stay like no preexisting conditions, kids to 26, etc. This is how... ChisolmTrailDem Jan 2016 #33

He's getting rid of the private insurance companies in the ACA and moving the administration of it valerief Jan 2016 #36