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Not everyone has to use it, private and public systems can coexist, as it works in many countries.
by mrleinad 5y ago
Not everyone has to use it, private and public systems can coexist, as it works in many countries.
- Vecr 5y agoThat's not M4A then, that's public option. M4A bans all other insurance (apparently? I don't know if there are multiple "versions") for collective bargaining reasons.
- oh_sigh 5y agoSure, but would you consider 30% coverage from the government to be "universal healthcare"? Because that's what you get for $900B/yr. And we already have a public/private mix of healthcare with medicare/medicaid/ACA/workplace offered healthcare. That system, today, covers 90% of the population.
- mrleinad 5y agoI'm not so clear on how that works in the states. Here in Argentina you have a public system that everyone can use. Now, if you want, you can pay for private healthcare and use that if you think it's better, but the public system is still available even then, and there are no limits to what it covers. The public system doesn't care if you can pay it or not, or even if you're a national or a foreigner. Just walk in, show some ID, and you can use it.