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delisen

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9. Half of Medicare is already Privatised as Medicare Advantage

Reply to SocialDemocrat61 (Original post)

Sun Feb 22, 2026, 11:35 AM

Feb 22

It has enormous cost overruns and is destroying original Medicare.

The slogan Medicare for All is radioactive and causes many people to oppose

If you mean Universal Health Care, I am for it.

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Do you support Medicare for All? [View all] SocialDemocrat61 Feb 22 OP

I posed that question to Mike Flood (repug Ne) Rver Feb 22 #1

We can't afford not to. GreenWave Feb 22 #2

I worked for a company that rewarded employees who didn't use any of their sick pay. CrispyQ Feb 22 #4

As a Canadian, hell yes. roamer65 Feb 22 #3

MediCAID for All leftstreet Feb 22 #5

Respectfully, the proposed Medicare for All area51 Feb 22 #17

Universal Health Care markie Feb 22 #6

other mopinko Feb 22 #7

Medicare is hardly shit insurance. Ms. Toad Feb 22 #14

Sure. But Nobody Is Proposing That Right Now. MineralMan Feb 22 #8

Half of Medicare is already Privatised as Medicare Advantage delisen Feb 22 #9

+1 leftstreet Feb 22 #10

Healthcare for all. Clouds Passing Feb 22 #11

Huge yes mvd Feb 22 #12

Yes. I'm not for free health care. Jacson6 Feb 22 #13

I have Medicare mike_c Feb 22 #15

I support Medicare for All and any and all PROGRESS made towards achieving universal healthcare. W_HAMILTON Feb 22 #16

Need details BlueWaveNeverEnd Feb 22 #18

yes onethatcares Feb 22 #19

I support driving insurance out of the equation altogether. GoodRaisin Feb 22 #20