I want everyone in the world to have the best healthcare possible, but healthcare is not a right.
Big insurance companies and Big Pharma are already hiring lobbyists to try to stop us from passing Medicare for All. But I’ve got news for them: we won’t back down. Health care is a right, not a privilege, and we need a system that puts patients ahead of profits.https://twitter.com/nytimes/status/1099363267959500800 …
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We would rather pay a few more dollars in taxes than have over $800 taken from our paychecks each month to pay for our company health benefits.
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The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services released a little-noticed report last week that confirms what Obamacare critics said from Day One: the CBO estimates for the cost and impact of the Affordable Care Act were off by enormous margins.
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Turns out keeping the profit incentive in insurance doesn't lower costs. Whoda thunk it
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1. Federally legalize marijuana and tax it high. 2. Raise taxes on alcohol, tobacco, and fast food. Might as well have what is a big contributor pay for healthcare. I’ll bet you’d be surprised how many people would be in favor of this. Might even win you the presidency.
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Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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But how will the Government decide which patients to put in front of other patients? Define “Access” to health care.
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We already do this with insurance. Emergencies and life threatening situations come first and everyone else waits in line. Unless you have a ton of money this is already how it works
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