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In reply to the discussion: Who wants Medicare For All? [View all]applegrove
(129,613 posts)9. Provinces in Canada each have different healthcare for all.
Plus it is bolstered by the federal government.
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Sad thing is, a Pew Poll in 2023 showed 57% of population supports universal coverage, but 53% want private insurance.
Silent Type
Jul 2025
#3
You might be interested in this article, re: Canadian healthcare from an American perspective.
rog
Jul 2025
#31
Explain it to the 53% who still don't get it after decades. If we can't explain it to them,
Silent Type
Jul 2025
#23
He never mentions Green Mountain Care, when Vermont tried a Medicare for All type plan but couldn't pay for it
betsuni
Jul 2025
#7
Every other developed country has medical coverage for all... why is it only impossible for the US?
bsiebs
Jul 2025
#8
Democrats have been trying for many decades. Clinton administration "Hillarycare," Obama ACA (zero
betsuni
Jul 2025
#11
Anyone who doesn't want to continue to suffer until they die in a fascist hellhole where health, science, and quality of
Karasu
Jul 2025
#13
It's not what the people want that matters in the US, it's what the oligarchs want.
raccoon
Jul 2025
#14
Think that's best we'll ever get. If it's as good as we think/hope, people will quickly convert.
Silent Type
Jul 2025
#26
I would like to see a Medicare system for all along with a Medicaid system that does not force hard working
in2herbs
Jul 2025
#28