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Post by librarylady on Oct 19, 2019 22:13:24 GMT
..It seems to me that if we went to Medicare for All........Many insurance company workers would be out of a job. I am thinking of the sales people who sell health insurance policies, as well as the clerical staff to process those claims. Some will still have a job because the work would switch from company xyz to Medicare, but I don't think as many people would be needed.
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Post by lucyg on Oct 19, 2019 22:17:43 GMT
Well, if the Democrats were in charge, I expect there would be job retraining programs and job search assistance in place for displaced workers who need it. Kind of like Hillary was suggesting for displaced coal workers before that got turned into “Hillary is going to close down the coal industry.”  oh sorry, I got sidetracked.  Anyway, I don’t think we’re quite ready for Medicare for All. |
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Post by quiltedbrain on Oct 20, 2019 0:29:04 GMT
I’m one of the administrative staff that would likely lose my job if we were to have Medicare for all...and I still want us to have Medicare for all. It’s the right thing to do, and I can find another job.
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Post by scrappinspidey2 on Oct 20, 2019 0:43:14 GMT
Medicare for all will not fix it all. Medicare is not the greatest program either. Look into the coverage gap. For anyone who is on expensive medications this will bankrupt them. I can't tell you how many people I would speak to and have to explain they were in the gap and their medications were now extremely expensive. They had to choose between groceries, utilities or their medications. If you don't take medications then its fine, however if you are a diabetic forget it. You could get out of it if you can prove you make under a certain amount of money but it changes every year and you are not always going to be under that level. I hated the coverage gap and having to tell people they were in it. There was nothing I could offer them to offset the costs either. It is supposed to go away in 2121, but nobody believes that it will.
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Post by allison1954 on Oct 20, 2019 2:06:00 GMT
i think most of us on Medicare have supplement s , which in my case BC/ BS giving additional coverage .
around here, South FL, we are bombarded with ads for supplemental insurance
i don’t know anyone on Medicare without it. It isn’t magic tho either. that donut hole is a killer.
but that would be insurance companies still involved
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Post by revirdsuba99 on Oct 20, 2019 2:46:18 GMT
Another issue is that you have Medicare and still need supplemental coverage, what happens to those without the funds...
I have Medicare and employer paid Horizon and Rx, employer also reimburses the Medicare payments(lump sum) 2 twice yearly. Without employer funding I would not have most of the coverage.
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Post by twinsmomfla99 on Oct 20, 2019 3:30:56 GMT
Another issue is that you have Medicare and still need supplemental coverage, what happens to those without the funds... I have Medicare and employer paid Horizon and Rx, employer also reimburses the Medicare payments(lump sum) 2 twice yearly. Without employer funding I would not have most of the coverage. What happens to them now? Having basic healthcare costs covered is still a plus compared to what most of them have now. That said, I do not think Medicaid for all is the answer. It would create abrupt change that would be too disruptive to the economy. “Medicaid for those who want it” is a better plan IMHO. If you want to opt in, you could, with premiums set on a sliding scale. Insurance companies would have time to reconfigure their business models geared to the supplemental market. There would also be an opportunity for them to fill the gap with medicaid administration services because the federal government would probably not be able to handle the large sudden increase. |
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