Dr. Christine Eady MannVerified account

Would save enough money to insure almost everyone who doesn’t have insurance now. The cost savings there is huge. But, it is a misunderstanding to suggest that the “government” would handle all that. The “government” doesn’t handle Medicare paperwork now. My staff does...

As a Medicare provider, I don’t work for the government. Neither does my staff. I am an independent contractor (all doctors and hospitals who contract with Medicare are) *exactly* like I am an independent contractor with Aetna, United, Blue Cross, etc...

We do have a truly government run medical system in the US: the VA system. There, everyone-doctors, techs, nurses, are employed by the government. The British system is like this. I am not in favor of that type of system.

So, no, I’m not in favor of a VA type system where the government would be the owner/employer of all healthcare entities. I’m in favor of transitioning everyone to Medicare, remaining a contractor with an independent practice, vastly reducing overhead, saving money and lives...

Why Medicare rather than Medicaid?

Mostly because Medicare is more widely accepted and understood by the public and the healthcare community. I’ve seen some of the expansion of Medicaid plans and I’m not opposed to them. Just think it’s a harder sell, especially in the physician community.

Medicare for All is a pretty hard sell within the organized disability rights community. Dramatic overall of the healthcare system without an LTSS HCBS fix is not something we’re prepared to accept — especially if existing protections are rolled back.