If you do the math, that means that between 2018 and 2027 we’ll spend $49 trillion on health care in America. That’s the current system.
That $32 trillion number the CNN folks are tossing around comes from an analysis of the Conyers bill, which is basically a placeholder — it’s only 30 pages long, which for bill texts is like an executive summary of an executive summary. If we get to single payer, the Conyers bill won’t be it. Nevertheless, Republicans have seized on the $32 trillion number to scare people into thinking that Democrats want to raise their taxes some insane amount (“When you look at the majority of House Democrats, they support a single-payer, $32 trillion bill backed by Bernie Sanders,” says Sean Spicer). But if we’re going to spend $49 trillion under the current system, and single payer would cost $32 trillion, doesn’t that mean we’d be saving $17 trillion?
Is single-payer co-pay insurance all that expensive? If it was, how come the only insurance I ever had provided by my employers, negotiated by my employers, was so much cheaper than what they’re all yelling about now? How come every other country that I’ve ever heard of that has insurance for all of its citizens don’t pay that outstanding amount as is counted by our republican-dominated Congress?
There are lots of falsehoods out there and one is that the ACA is a failure. It will fail if the HHS keeps cutting back on the Marketplace subsidies so insurance that is still there will be too costly. That’s why Trump keeps saying to just let it implode. Over time, without shoring up the program, the ACA will die. Meanwhile, we’re building more air craft carrier task forces, even though drone forces are the future of aviation warfare.
Radish the wordsmith almost 7 years ago
Hoist by your own retard.
Dani Rice almost 7 years ago
How many times does this make, now? Why can’t these guys take a hint, for the love of Mike?
martens almost 7 years ago
They’d better get ready for single payer. And, before the “experts” start on how it isn’t cost-effective, consider this:
https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/plum-line/wp/2017/07/06/the-dumbest-criticism-of-single-payer-health-care/?hpid=hp_no-name_opinion-card-f%3Ahomepage%2Fstory&utm_term=.4dbcd2bb7be5
If you do the math, that means that between 2018 and 2027 we’ll spend $49 trillion on health care in America. That’s the current system.
That $32 trillion number the CNN folks are tossing around comes from an analysis of the Conyers bill, which is basically a placeholder — it’s only 30 pages long, which for bill texts is like an executive summary of an executive summary. If we get to single payer, the Conyers bill won’t be it. Nevertheless, Republicans have seized on the $32 trillion number to scare people into thinking that Democrats want to raise their taxes some insane amount (“When you look at the majority of House Democrats, they support a single-payer, $32 trillion bill backed by Bernie Sanders,” says Sean Spicer). But if we’re going to spend $49 trillion under the current system, and single payer would cost $32 trillion, doesn’t that mean we’d be saving $17 trillion?
DrDon1 almost 7 years ago
Still have to wonder why so many in GOP “Establishment” do not want to provide affordable health care to their fellow citizens!
Sadandconfused9 almost 7 years ago
Is single-payer co-pay insurance all that expensive? If it was, how come the only insurance I ever had provided by my employers, negotiated by my employers, was so much cheaper than what they’re all yelling about now? How come every other country that I’ve ever heard of that has insurance for all of its citizens don’t pay that outstanding amount as is counted by our republican-dominated Congress?
preacherman almost 7 years ago
There are lots of falsehoods out there and one is that the ACA is a failure. It will fail if the HHS keeps cutting back on the Marketplace subsidies so insurance that is still there will be too costly. That’s why Trump keeps saying to just let it implode. Over time, without shoring up the program, the ACA will die. Meanwhile, we’re building more air craft carrier task forces, even though drone forces are the future of aviation warfare.