“Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) unveiled Wednesday a new version of his plan to give everybody government-run health insurance, potentially opening a new chapter in the ongoing debate over how to make health care in the U.S. more affordable and available.
The plan calls for an overhaul of American health insurance with a souped-up, more generous version of Medicare replacing nearly all private health insurance ― and government exerting far more control over the cost of medical care. It would arguably be the most ambitious social welfare initiative in U.S. history, but Sanders told HuffPost in an interview Tuesday that he believes America is ready for it.
“The American people are catching on to where the Republicans are coming from, they see the limitations of the Affordable Care Act and they’re looking at the alternatives,” Sanders said. “And this is a rational alternative.”
Sanders has been waging a frequently lonely crusade for this kind of universal health care since the early 1990s, when he first came to Congress. In 2013, when he introduced a previous iteration of the bill, he had no support from his colleagues. But in a clear sign of the idea’s increasing popularity, as well as Sanders’ influence within progressive politics, 16 Democratic senators are co-sponsoring the bill.”
Couple things:
The Democrats who want to keep Obama care are supported by big pharma and the healthcare profiteers in this country like an AMA. 2nd, big health care insurance companies kick people off to make a profit for those with existing conditions. 3rd, the latest health care bill that the Republicans tried to pass was for the tax cuts for the rich and billionaire that are in Trump's cabinet. 4th, we should try to maintain people around for as long as possible, because they are grandparents that if were not for them, you would not be here for their sacrifices. If we bring more people into the insurance pool, then it would drive down cost. Also in this fold, encourage more births and immigration to join the cause. Free up the drug market, to where you could drastically lower prices. Allow the holistic medicine to become part of the healthcare industry thereby globalizing the system east meets west. I support this bill, and right now I am looking to Bernie in being our next president.
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