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by erichocean 1632 days ago
> 50 years ago, you went to the Hospital because you were hurt. Now - it's all about aging people who are elderly who see the doctor 20x a year and it's why costs have skyrocketed. It's also when people are the least productive and less likely to be working with good insurance.

Literally 100% of the elderly in the US are already covered by the socialized medicine you seem to be advocating for. It's not optional.