Democratic Primaries
In reply to the discussion: How's that workplace health insurance working out now? [View all]thucythucy
(8,748 posts)I don't think this is accurate.
Germany has a mix of options available to all residents. You can buy into the public option, or you can buy private insurance, or you can do a mix of both. There are numerous public and private plans to choose from, but everyone is mandated to have a certain minimum coverage. Private insurers are regulated and limits are set on profits, but profits are not forbidden.
Actually, the Biden plan of augmenting the ACA is closer to what Germany has than "Medicare for All."
And as I understand it, the German system evolved over many decades. Again, closer to what Biden is proposing than "Medicare for All."
And BTW, to say that "profit considerations don't belong there (in health care) than they belongs in the defense department" is such a boner I'm not sure if I should take you seriously. You think defense contractors build ships and tanks and jet fighters out of the goodness of their hearts? Profit plays a HUGE role in defense spending. The federal government doesn't build aircraft carriers, it contracts the work out to for-profit corporations. Actually, Bernie would know all about that, since he fought so hard for Vermont based companies to get a piece of the fighter contract pie.
I think you might need to do a little more research, and some more thinking about this whole topic. "Medicare for All" is a nice slogan-but it obviously didn't play well with Democratic primary voters, so it's difficult to see how it would be a winner among the more conservative GE voters.
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden