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by fweespeech 1909 days ago
> 1. I don’t want my healthcare to be provided by the same people who brought me a lifetime of experiences at the Department of Motor Vehicles.

The public option still doesn't create that situation because its health insurance. They still aren't going to be healthcare providers.

> 2. Healthcare is expensive. I’m already paying for healthcare for my family; why would I want to pay for healthcare for others as well?

You already are through Medicare, Medicaid, and the Hospital System. In the articles example, you have people waiting until 65 to get more expensive surgical intervention that is less likely to preserve their life due to the wait.

> 3. Good healthcare is expensive and I can afford and buy the best health insurance. I don’t want the best to be unavailable to me and my family because we’re all on a “just OK” government system.

Under a public option system, you'd still be able to buy private insurance. No one is banning this.

I think its misguided because the quality of insurance doesn't guarantee the quality of doctor and frankly, unless you are a specialist in their field, its unlikely you'll be able to accurately gauge the quality of care you receive. I've known plenty of people in the profession of manufacturing dental implants/equipment who thought they could judge the quality of their dentists and failed miserably to the point of needing to switch dentists due to poor workmanship.

> 4. I’m a medical professional and think that I will make less money under a government-provided system of care.

Alright, how do you feel about lowering the federal tax rate for me personally? Not everyone else, just me.

Seems a bit unreasonable when phrased that way doesn't it?

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> Under a public option system, you'd still be able to buy private insurance. No one is banning this.

Sounds a lot like "if you like your doctor, you can keep your doctor."

>"if you like your doctor, you can keep your doctor."

Which was always a stupid line because it's not "your" doctor, it was never your doctor. It was your insurance's doctor. If you get a new job and "your" doctor isn't in the insurance network, they're no longer your doctor.

> Under a public option system, you'd still be able to buy private insurance. No one is banning this.

Of course not. A public option obviously implies there is a private option. But a public option isn't the only thing being suggested. This was in the Medicare For All draft bill that Sanders introduced:

> SEC. 107. PROHIBITION AGAINST DUPLICATING COVERAGE. (a) IN GENERAL.—Beginning on the effective date described in section 106(a), it shall be unlawful for— (1) a private health insurer to sell health insurance coverage that duplicates the benefits provided under this Act; or (2) an employer to provide benefits for an employee, former employee, or the dependents of an employee or former employee that duplicate the benefits provided under this Act.

You can say "well, he's only one senator and he got toasted by Biden in the primary anyway", but he's a very influential and powerful figure and it's unfair to say that nobody is suggesting banning it.