10 years ago, we almost had medicare for all as a public healthcare option. We were soooo close. But congress fucked it up necause they were lobbied by ins companies who knew everyone with a brain would flock to the public option.
10 years ago, we almost had medicare for all as a public healthcare option.
The ACA was 15 years ago, and it wasn’t even remotely close to Medicare for all. It was a halfassed Heritage Foundation policy that wouldn’t cover everyone before just enough members of the Democratic caucus killed the public option, which was the intent from the very start.
And what the insurance companies got instead was literally a law forcing everyone to buy their shitty products. Imagine the tobacco companies being so successful at lobbying that they got a law passed requiring everybody to smoke.
10 years ago, we almost had medicare for all as a public healthcare option. We were soooo close. But congress fucked it up necause they were lobbied by ins companies who knew everyone with a brain would flock to the public option.
The ACA was 15 years ago, and it wasn’t even remotely close to Medicare for all. It was a halfassed Heritage Foundation policy that wouldn’t cover everyone before just enough members of the Democratic caucus killed the public option, which was the intent from the very start.
And what the insurance companies got instead was literally a law forcing everyone to buy their shitty products. Imagine the tobacco companies being so successful at lobbying that they got a law passed requiring everybody to smoke.
Team Trump floated that as their healthcare plan a few days ago as well
What, requiring people to smoke?
Forcing everyone to pay premiums