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by zoomablemind 1875 days ago
> ...Medicare For All is the better and cheaper way forward.

I'm puzzled why the article prefaces one of its rationales with this:

'...“With Medicare for All seemingly off the table, our paper suggests we can still tackle administrative costs through structural changes to the payment process,” said Kevin Schulman, MD, MBA, ...'

Why is that Medicare for All is off the table?

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> Why is that Medicare for All is off the table?

Perhaps because of this:

https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2020/mar/10/facebook-p...

Thats by design. Every major player is trying to make Medicare For All go away. They don't want to lose there golden egg. Insurance companies, Pharmaceutical companies, Pro Capitalists organizations, Medical device vendors, etc