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Bizarrely, 90% of Americans only favor Medicare for All if it means not abolishing private insurance: https://thehill.com/hilltv/what-americas-thinking/428958-p

Bizarrely, 90% of Americans only favor Medicare for All if it means not abolishing private insurance: https://thehill.com/hilltv/what-americas-thinking/428958-poll-voters-want-the-government-to-provide-healthcare-for https://thehill.com/hilltv/what-americas-thinking/428958-pol... Yet, 94% of Medicare recipients "report being very satisfied or satisfied with the quality of their medical care": https://www.kff.org/report-section/medicare-covered-older-adults-are-satisfied-with-their-coverage-have-similar-access-to-care-as-privately-insured-adults-ages-50-to-64-issue-brief/ https://www.kff.org/report-section/medicare-covered-older-ad... At the same time, 19 out of 22 studies in a systematic review concluded that M4A would produce immediate cost savings, and one additional study predicted savings over time. These studies were funded by "organizations across the political spectrum": https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6961869/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6961869/ I have no idea how to reconcile these findings, except to conclude that the average American has no clue how insurance works, while, at the same time, they want to keep what they have. I think it's propaganda that's getting in the way of people making an informed decision here.

pessimizer 5y ago
> they want to keep what they have And why wouldn't they? Significant changes in the US are only successful when they are backed by people who will profit massively from them. You can either continue to manage as you have, or waste effort on what is likely either an honest candidate who is going to get totally demolished or a corrupt candidate who is going to make your situation worse.
s1artibartfast 5y ago
>Yet, 94% of Medicare recipients "report being very satisfied or satisfied with the quality of their medical care I think the part you are missing is that 83% of Medicare recipients have supplemental insurance to cover their medical needs. The recipients know specifically the scope of Medicare and what they would loose. https://www.kff.org/medicare/issue-brief/a-snapshot-of-sources-of-coverage-among-medicare-beneficiaries-in-2018/ https://www.kff.org/medicare/issue-brief/a-snapshot-of-sourc...
- actually_a_dog 5y ago
  I don't see the relevance. There's no reason Medigap coverage couldn't either continue to exist, or be subsumed into Medicare under M4A.
  - s1artibartfast 5y ago
    I offered a possible explanation to the question that puzzled you. That is the relevance. The simple and plausible answer is that 94% of Medicare recipients report being very satisfied or satisfied with the quality of their "medical care" but most would not want to rely on medicare exclusively and have their private insurance abolished. What is really bizarre is that 67% of Medicare-for-all supporters think they would be able to keep their current health insurance under Medicare-for-all! Other related facts: 60% of Americans would oppose a national Medicare-for-all plan if it require most Americans to pay more in taxes Roughly half of Americans would oppose medicare-for-all if told it will increase the taxes that you personally pay, but decrease your overall costs for health care PDF: https://www.kff.org/slideshow/public-opinion-on-single-payer-national-health-plans-and-expanding-access-to-medicare-coverage/ https://www.kff.org/slideshow/public-opinion-on-single-payer...

pessimizer 5y ago

> they want to keep what they have And why wouldn't they? Significant changes in the US are only successful when they are backed by people who will profit massively from them. You can either continue to manage as you have, or waste effort on what is likely either an honest candidate who is going to get totally demolished or a corrupt candidate who is going to make your situation worse.

s1artibartfast 5y ago

>Yet, 94% of Medicare recipients "report being very satisfied or satisfied with the quality of their medical care I think the part you are missing is that 83% of Medicare recipients have supplemental insurance to cover their medical needs. The recipients know specifically the scope of Medicare and what they would loose. https://www.kff.org/medicare/issue-brief/a-snapshot-of-sources-of-coverage-among-medicare-beneficiaries-in-2018/ https://www.kff.org/medicare/issue-brief/a-snapshot-of-sourc...

actually_a_dog 5y ago
I don't see the relevance. There's no reason Medigap coverage couldn't either continue to exist, or be subsumed into Medicare under M4A.
- s1artibartfast 5y ago
  I offered a possible explanation to the question that puzzled you. That is the relevance. The simple and plausible answer is that 94% of Medicare recipients report being very satisfied or satisfied with the quality of their "medical care" but most would not want to rely on medicare exclusively and have their private insurance abolished. What is really bizarre is that 67% of Medicare-for-all supporters think they would be able to keep their current health insurance under Medicare-for-all! Other related facts: 60% of Americans would oppose a national Medicare-for-all plan if it require most Americans to pay more in taxes Roughly half of Americans would oppose medicare-for-all if told it will increase the taxes that you personally pay, but decrease your overall costs for health care PDF: https://www.kff.org/slideshow/public-opinion-on-single-payer-national-health-plans-and-expanding-access-to-medicare-coverage/ https://www.kff.org/slideshow/public-opinion-on-single-payer...