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Re:Four Million U.S. Children Had No Health Insurance in 2024 by patja on Tuesday December 16, 2025 @11:17AM (#46290424)
Medicare is for those over age 65. They aren't having a lot of babies.
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Re:Four Million U.S. Children Had No Health Insurance in 2024 by JumpCrisscross on Tuesday December 16, 2025 @11:28AM (#46290571)
> Medicare is for those over age 65

It's a working national health programme. Expanding it makes more sense than starting anew. My proposal is to expand its mandate to covering pregnant mothers and children directly.

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Re:Four Million U.S. Children Had No Health Insurance in 2024 by IAmBroom on Tuesday December 16, 2025 @02:38PM (#46293319)
Yes, and the comment you're responding to suggests expanding that.
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