To pass #SinglePayer, Democrats must get millions to trade employer insurance they like for government insurance they don't know.
Good luck.
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Lesson of Republicans'
#ObamacareRepeal flop: General goal for healthcare without an idea how to get there politically is recipe for failureShow this thread -
#SinglePayer is more popular than#ObamacareRepeal. But that's on paper.#ACArepeal polled well until it was time for Republicans to do it.Show this thread -
Promises of good insurance, higher salaries, etc. are maybes Higher taxes and losing employer-provided insurance is a guarantee
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No matter how it works in theory,
#SinglePayer massively disrupts health system. People are wary of change. That creates political headwindsShow this thread -
I know "how would you do it?" is out of fashion. But it's the only way things get done. (See:
#Obamacare vs.#ObamacareRepeal)#SinglePayerShow this thread -
As I wrote here, no matter its policy faults, the
#ACA was politically brilliant.#SinglePayerhttp://arcdigital.media/what-everyones-forgetting-about-healthcare-d5106db21c2e …Show this thread -
Obama made compromises, got stakeholders on board, and barely passed
#ACA, succeeding where Clinton had failed.#SinglePayerShow this thread -
Imagining a
#SinglePayer system, or pointing to other countries, says nothing about how to overcome American political constraints.Show this thread
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How do you like For-Profit Insurer btwn you & your doctor? My insurer tells me what Dr I'm allowed to see. Single-payer won't.
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If you set up single payer to just be an insurance provider, how does that get between you and your doctor?
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This needs to be posited as a cost tradeoff. You're paying higher taxes with idea you never pay medical again
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& the bill is written to coup revenue to pay for it in ways other than middle class tax, namely tax on wealth above $21M
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