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    Michael Tracey‏Verified account @mtracey Jun 27
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    The “raise your hand” question on healthcare last night was deceptively worded. Bernie doesn’t even call for the abolition of all private insurance. His Medicare for All bill doesn’t do that. UK has a single payer National Health Service but private insurance is not prohibited

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      1. True Leaks‏ @LeaksTrue Jun 27
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        The "abolition of private insurance" line is the clearest instance of a made-up smear I've ever seen. Interesting msm hasn't used the term "supplemental private insurance" a single time.

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      1. Joe Johnson‏ @joej777 Jun 27
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        Regarding the US House of Representatives version of the M4A bill (H.R. 1384), "...private health insurers and employers may only offer coverage that is supplemental to, and not duplicative of, benefits provided under the program."

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      2. BlackTowerRadio‏ @BlackTowerRadio Jun 27
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        Actually, in his bill it prohibits people from getting competing insurance. So in effect it does ban private insurance

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      3. Evan‏ @ebalosus Jun 27
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        That's weird, because here in NZ a lot of people use both the public and private systems. Public for emergencies and stuff insurance doesn't cover, and private for faster elective care.

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      1. Vegans4Bernie‏ @vegans4bernie Jun 27
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        Thank you for clarifying this!

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      1. Bill Barr Baggins‏ @LogicHobbit Jun 27
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        Subtext: "I'm mad this one tripped up Tulsi"

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      1.  🇺🇸HGBull 🇵🇷‏ @HectorGToro Jun 27
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        Pretty sure that is accurate as Bernie has said before that private insurance could still be available for purchase for elective procedures...i.e. cosmetic, elective. As far as I know, insurance companies do not cover those types of procedures now so how would they cover it after

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      1. Val Escher‏ @EscherSays Jun 27
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        Why ban private insurance for primary coverage? The reason is if we allow for a two-tier system, the well-off who can afford pvt insurance will get excellent care while the govt plan will be starved for funds. Put everyone in the same boat & everyone will fight to protect it.

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      1. Josiah Neeley  🤔‏ @jneeley78 Jun 27
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        It is prohibited in Canada.

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      2. Hume‏ @MW988 Jun 27
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        The UK isn't an insurance system.

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      3. Hume‏ @MW988 Jun 27
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        We do have private insurance.

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      1. Party Bart‏ @BartParty Jun 27
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        Not prohibited just decimated, same effect.

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      1. AnonymousInTexas‏ @namerankssn Jun 27
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        He said he did.https://youtu.be/UbBev15LBVY 

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      1. Val Escher‏ @EscherSays Jun 27
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        Both Sanders' & Jayapals' M4A bills prohibit private insurance from covering benefits that would already be covered under the govt plan. Since the govt benefits would be pretty comprehensive, private insurance would be allowed to cover not-medically-necessary (ie cosmetic) stuff.

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      1. K Kroeger‏ @KRobertKroeger1 Jun 27
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        It was horribly worded.

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      1. Kyle Farquharson‏ @kylefarq Jun 27
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        Corporate journalists, commentators, & politicians in the US often seem deliberately obtuse in their assessment of single-payer health care; I suspect their goal is to stoke irrational fear of Totalitarian State Control of the Medical System. Canada has private insurers too.

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      1. Karl Cardona‏ @Karl_Cardona7 Jun 27
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        It was a Fox news style smear question...shocking that Dem friendly NBC asked it.

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      1. LingolaXD‏ @LingolaXd Jun 27
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        Yeah but it made Warren stand out which was probably at least partially the point.

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      1. Hunter DeRensis‏ @HunterDeRensis Jun 27
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        It wasn’t deceptive, it was a different question.

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      1. Jeffrey A Nolan‏ @JeffreyANolan1 Jun 27
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        I personally heard Sanders himself say his plan would get rid of insurance companies. Several times. I don't know what this talk is. I've heard it from several people who should know better. It's not up to me to quote sources, I'd love to remember more than the PBS interview..

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