This should be a highlighted comment in this discussion. My dad just retired and shut down his medical practice. He hated Medicare as a doctor (OK, my words,

This should be a highlighted comment in this discussion. My dad just retired and shut down his medical practice. He hated Medicare as a doctor (OK, my words, not exactly his), but now that he's using it as a patient he can see why people like it so much. It really isn't going to work like it does now if it becomes the only option for everyone.