[rpiguy]

Because the benefits they receive today are far superior to medicare. In fact all of the Democrat candidates in favor of medicare for all have made explicit promises to unions that they can keep their expensive health plans if medicare for all is enacted.

It is a promise that will likely be impossible to keep, but you know politics and all.

[charwalker]

Basically they are promising the German model with a baseline public option and allowance for private insurance for those who wish to pay extra for it. It would establish something like Medicare as the baseline and push private options to compete with a low/zero cost accessible plan. I think the end result would be like states where auto insurance is not required where I can insure my new BMW as much as I want but at least the uninsured civic that rear ends me has a lifeline to stay solvent.

[mikeash]

Sorry, "they" as in GM.