Ryan's Healthcare plan.

[barbara]

Originally Posted by icenine

To fix it would be that everyone vote straight Democratic ticket and elect a Democratic House and Senate. One must remember that single payer would require a significant transfer of wealth via taxation and higher taxes for everyone also. Replacing insurance companies would make everyone happy for a while but then the anger would be directed at whatever name our new National Health care system would have, which would probably Medicare For All.

And there would be significant rationing. Cataracts, knee repairs, laser surgery, torn rotator cuffs would have longer repair times. Of course private plans would still be around for those able to afford it.

I would vote for it. However I don't think the people continually sending Congresspersons that oppose it over and over again to Washington will. Or they don't know that they are voting against their own self-interests.

I favor the single payer system.
I don't mind paying taxes if the money is well spent.
Rationing occurs now with insurance companies. For every procedure, we must get approval from insurance. Sometimes they approve, sometimes not. I would much rather someone make those decisions who isn't concerned about their profit margin like an insurance company is.
I think we will eventually have single payer..... I'm just not sure it will happen while I'm still around to benefit from it.