That is the rough outline. Tell me what is flawed to make the concept better?
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Replying to @TiffanyBond @mainegop and
Good Tiffany. And as you say a "rough outline ". We need lots of minds studying this MaineCare public option initiative.
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Replying to @chrishallweaver @TiffanyBond and
It gets us on the path to single payer.
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Once upon a time, I was
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Replying to @TiffanyBond @chrishallweaver and
1. The possibility of national administration. I really feel like this needs to be a state-level and state-driven initiative.
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Replying to @TiffanyBond @chrishallweaver and
This is where I fundamentally disagree. state vs state leads to low common denominator services. Fed takeover of healthcare would equalize.
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Replying to @BruceBourgoine @chrishallweaver and
I think it's feasible to set minimum standards, credits, cost-sharing at the federal level (ACA). However, I do not think there is the
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Replying to @TiffanyBond @BruceBourgoine and
political capital at this point to get a federal single payer. I also don't think it's an easy sell in Maine. BUT if you make it a choice to
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Replying to @TiffanyBond @BruceBourgoine and
buy into MaineCare, many people and businesses will make that choice. The more people that select that at non-poverty levels, the more
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Replying to @TiffanyBond @BruceBourgoine and
desirable MC can become increasing reimbursements and expanding coverage since the profit goes back to the system. It's a choice-based (R)
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path to a single-payer goal (D, sometimes I). Instead of using resistance to a single payer path to fight to horrible compromises (ACA)...
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Replying to @TiffanyBond @BruceBourgoine and
use the ideological differences to create a product that is better than both sides plans.
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