All about 'Medicare for All' and Can it Provide Universal Access to Health Care! - 28:45
written by building bridges radio
at Tuesday, September 3, 2019
All about ‘Medicare for All’ and Can it
Provide Universal Access to Health Care!
with
Donald E. Moore, MD, is a primary care physician and is on the Board of Directors of the NY Metro Chapter of Physicians for a National Health Care Plan
Donald E. Moore, MD, is a primary care physician and is on the Board of Directors of the NY Metro Chapter of Physicians for a National Health Care Plan
and
Judy Sheridan-Gonzalez, RN, President of the NYS Nurses
Association
and
Steffie Woolhandler, MD, is a primary care physician,
professor of public health and health policy at Hunter College, and clinical
professor at Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Secretary of the Physicians
for a National Health Care Plan
Today, more than 30 million Americans still don’t have health insurance and even more are underinsured. Even for those with insurance, costs are so high that medical bills are the number one cause of bankruptcy in the United States. Incredibly, we spend significantly far more of our national GDP on this inadequate health care system per person than any other major country. And despite doing so, Americans have worse health outcomes and a higher infant mortality rate than countries that spend much less on health care.
Today, more than 30 million Americans still don’t have health insurance and even more are underinsured. Even for those with insurance, costs are so high that medical bills are the number one cause of bankruptcy in the United States. Incredibly, we spend significantly far more of our national GDP on this inadequate health care system per person than any other major country. And despite doing so, Americans have worse health outcomes and a higher infant mortality rate than countries that spend much less on health care.
Because “Medicare for All” or what has also been
referred to as single-payer system is so much in the news, we’re bringing you a
live explainer with our experts.
They’ll discuss the current Medicare program. And what about coverage for long-term care
expenses and coverage of hearing,
dental, vision or foot care? And what’s
wrong with expanding ObamaCare – wouldn’t that be easier than passing
Medicare-for-All?
.
We’ll clear up the often-confusing Medicare for All
debate, including its history, prospects and terminology. Medicare for All is a rallying cry for
progressives, but even when the Democratic presidential candidates claim to
support it there are shades of difference such as the role of Medicare Advantage
programs, and the nuances matter – our experts will help unravel the
differences.
Some use the term Medicare for All to mean a much
less drastic change to the U.S. health care system, such as a “public option”
that would offer specific groups of people — perhaps those over age 50 or
consumers purchasing coverage on the insurance marketplaces — the opportunity to
buy into Medicare coverage
What about the plan offered by Sen. Bernie Sanders
(I-Vt.), in which the government would be in charge of paying for all health
care — although doctors, hospitals and other health care providers would remain
private. And what would happen to union negotiated health care
plans?
So, is eliminating private insurance with a move to
Medicare for All the answer? How can be
build a Medicare for All Plan? Is a Medicare for All Plan the solution for
universal health care?
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