With the COVID-19 pandemic, Medicare for All has been shoved front and center.
Here’s what Medicare for All means, and who will benefit from it.
Maybe youve heardBernie SandersorElizabeth Warrentalk about it.
But do you really know what it means?
In the last two weeks, millions ofAmericans have lost their jobsand with them, their health insurance.
The weaknesses in our system have been exposed.
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He believes this because for the past five years he hasnt accepted commercial insurance.
Younger people with disabilities and people with end-stage renal disease are also eligible.
According to November 2019 data,61.2 million people use Medicare each month.
While COVID-19 testing and treatment is of obvious concern, other health-care treatment cant be forgotten.
Its Amazing How Its All Connected.
More than 60 percent of people who file for bankruptcy do so because of medical debt.
At the same time as we spend more money, we get much less for it.
Medicare for All is much cheaper and you get more.
It cant be tailored according to how often you get sick or if you have a chronic illness.
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Its also infinitely more efficient, she says.
So whats the up side here?
You might be wondering if there is one.
When life is more important than money, we all win.
Additional reporting byKara Jillian Brown.
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