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This is where the death panel rhetoric comes in. As soon as medicare recipients realize their doctor is recommending stuff that some panel has decided they won'

This is where the death panel rhetoric comes in. As soon as medicare recipients realize their doctor is recommending stuff that some panel has decided they won't pay for politicians are in big, big trouble. "How dare the government claim they know better than my doctor" type of stuff works really well

toomuchtodo 4y ago
You're not wrong, progress here is going to be governed by the velocity at which younger voters become a larger voting bloc than the elderly. https://thehill.com/changing-america/respect/diversity-inclusion/3730922-researchers-say-2022-election-had-second-highest-young-voter-turnout-in-last-30-years/ https://thehill.com/changing-america/respect/diversity-inclu... https://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2018/04/03/millennials-approach-baby-boomers-as-largest-generation-in-u-s-electorate/ https://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2018/04/03/millennials... https://www.pewresearch.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/FT_16.05.13_eligibleMillennialVoters.png https://www.pewresearch.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/FT_16... Edit: https://www.populationpyramid.net/united-states-of-america/2023/ https://www.populationpyramid.net/united-states-of-america/2...
- thfuran 4y ago
  Aren't demographics heading in the wrong direction for that?
  - toomuchtodo 4y ago
    https://www.morningstar.com/news/marketwatch/20230314284/baby-boomers-now-outnumbered-by-millennials-see-a-shift-in-generational-power https://www.morningstar.com/news/marketwatch/20230314284/bab... https://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2020/04/28/millennials-overtake-baby-boomers-as-americas-largest-generation/ https://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2020/04/28/millennials... https://www.brookings.edu/blog/the-avenue/2020/07/30/now-more-than-half-of-americans-are-millennials-or-younger/ https://www.brookings.edu/blog/the-avenue/2020/07/30/now-mor...
s1artibartfast 4y ago
Yeah, I agree, but I think a "we dont cover that but you can pay for it" is a suitable answer. In fact, it has to be an option if we ever want cost efficient state coverage.

toomuchtodo 4y ago

You're not wrong, progress here is going to be governed by the velocity at which younger voters become a larger voting bloc than the elderly. https://thehill.com/changing-america/respect/diversity-inclusion/3730922-researchers-say-2022-election-had-second-highest-young-voter-turnout-in-last-30-years/ https://thehill.com/changing-america/respect/diversity-inclu... https://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2018/04/03/millennials-approach-baby-boomers-as-largest-generation-in-u-s-electorate/ https://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2018/04/03/millennials... https://www.pewresearch.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/FT_16.05.13_eligibleMillennialVoters.png https://www.pewresearch.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/FT_16... Edit: https://www.populationpyramid.net/united-states-of-america/2023/ https://www.populationpyramid.net/united-states-of-america/2...

thfuran 4y ago
Aren't demographics heading in the wrong direction for that?
- toomuchtodo 4y ago
  https://www.morningstar.com/news/marketwatch/20230314284/baby-boomers-now-outnumbered-by-millennials-see-a-shift-in-generational-power https://www.morningstar.com/news/marketwatch/20230314284/bab... https://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2020/04/28/millennials-overtake-baby-boomers-as-americas-largest-generation/ https://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2020/04/28/millennials... https://www.brookings.edu/blog/the-avenue/2020/07/30/now-more-than-half-of-americans-are-millennials-or-younger/ https://www.brookings.edu/blog/the-avenue/2020/07/30/now-mor...

s1artibartfast 4y ago

Yeah, I agree, but I think a "we dont cover that but you can pay for it" is a suitable answer. In fact, it has to be an option if we ever want cost efficient state coverage.