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Re:Jump in cancer diagnoses at 65 implies patients wait for ... by danenania on Wednesday March 31, 2021 @08:27PM (#26655176)
The vast majority of Democrats do support a public option, which is universal healthcare, and that's currently part of the party's platform. Whether to limit or abolish private insurance is where it gets contentious, and where support isn't as strong. While I'm sure the insurance industry is also a factor, the Democrats are more or less following the poll numbers on this.
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Re:Jump in cancer diagnoses at 65 implies patients wait for ... by Dma54rhs on Wednesday March 31, 2021 @09:11PM (#26655516)
Why abolish private? I'm reading from HN about being more like EU regarding Healthcare but private here can do what they want and even get paid for treating with public money if they accept the shittier government mandated prices.
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Re:Jump in cancer diagnoses at 65 implies patients wait for ... by sudosysgen on Wednesday March 31, 2021 @11:52PM (#26656513)
Oh, no one means abolishing private healthcare suppliers.

The question is whether you should be able to completely opt out of the public healthcare system and go 100% private. Which IMO you shouldn't be able to - otherwise you get yet more fragmentation and higher costs.

But certainly, most healthcare providers would still be private at least for a good while.

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