HEALTHCARE THREAD

https://talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/the-wages-of-bamboozlement-or-harriss-struggles-on-private-insurance

This at least gets at a basic issue in this debate which has drawn very little focus, at least in the political realm if not among policy analysts. Current Medicare itself actually doesn’t eliminate private care. Roughly a third of beneficiaries choose a Medicare Advantage private plan. This is still significantly different from anything that now exists in the private market. These are private plans but they have to abide by a tight regulatory framework defined by Medicare. Of course, beneficiaries can opt back into traditional Medicare or choose a different Advantage plan if they choose, so that provides competition beyond the regulatory regime.

Thoughts on @ewarren's new #MedicareForAll funding plan. A thread...

First, it's FANTASTIC that we have several candidates who are serious about real, single-payer healthcare. Warren's team took a serious crack at financing M4A that doesn't water down the facts of M4A

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— Abdul El-Sayed (@AbdulElSayed) November 1, 2019

the line where politicians tell us insurance should be something “you choose” is a transparent play to our vanity just as “school choice” and “at will employment” are, poll-tested by the same Madison Ave zombies that told L’Oreal to say “because you’re worth it”. Complete drivel

— Adam H. Johnson (@adamjohnsonNYC) November 4, 2019

This thread is really incredible.

THREAD: Let's examine all the possible ways this @ebruenig tweet represents #FakeNews -- and one of the sillier arguments for #SinglePayer I've heard in a long time... 1/ https://t.co/4giYHyH4g4

— Chris Jacobs (@chrisjacobsHC) January 30, 2020

Millions of people have lost their employer-tied health care over the last two weeks because of the pandemic.

It's an easy call: Re-open the health care exchanges. https://t.co/otTxOpyB3b

— Hillary Clinton (@HillaryClinton) April 2, 2020

40% of Americans cannot afford a $400 emergency.

Avg deductible for a silver plan on exchanges: $4000

Avg deductible for a bronze plan on exchanges: $6000

Good plan...

— Walker Bragman (@WalkerBragman) April 2, 2020

kachinggggg

https://www.cnbc.com/2020/05/29/coronavirus-biden-sees-surge-in-health-exec-fundraising-as-trump-slumps.html