Name:   Talullahhound - Subject:   Cost of Medicare for all-$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ Date:   7/30/2018 11:08:17 PM

I'm not sure that Medicare/medicaid for all is the answer.  As it is, it can be hard to find or change Drs. if you are on either program, because the system is slow to pay Drs., and doesn't pay going costs.  So you still have to have a supplemental plan to make sure that you won't have to go bankrupt.  We are losing Drs, because they can't pay their student loans at the rates that Medicare pays.  

I agree the health care system is broken - Obamacare left people with high deductibles that they can't pay.  

I think tort reform is good, I think standardizing the costs that hospitals can charge  might be the way to go - perhaps regionally. It's crazy to me  that I can have an MRI in one place for one cost and go have the same MRI at another place for a different cost.   I think the drug companies should be subject to audit on their costs.  I think a lot could be done to fix healthcare without resorting to a single payer.  Because I have a feeling even a single payer would still require you have supplemental insurance.