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And why do you think that is? Part C and D have privatized options because it offers gap coverage from Part A and B, so yes, privatized Part C and D would disa
by bduerst 7y ago
And why do you think that is?
Part C and D have privatized options because it offers gap coverage from Part A and B, so yes, privatized Part C and D would disappear if the gaps are closed.
- refurb 7y agoCoverage gaps? Medicare Part C is just another option to get coverage. So you'd take that option away? And Medicare Part D is prescription drug coverage. You'd take that away?
- tptacek 7y agoAt the point where you're saying we simply "close the gaps" in existing Medicare, you're really not talking about Medicare anymore; you're just using it as a synonym for a hypothetical US NHS. That's fine, but you should be up front about it if you do; you're not just expanding Medicare to new customers, but building a fundamentally new system and giving it the old Medicare name.
- bduerst 7y ago"Medicare for all" is redefining medicare. You can argue semantics that it's not the same as before but that is the point of the term, that it's a new and improved iteration.