Single Payer is So Hot Right Now.
By Geri Katz
MNA Healthcare Reform Specialist
Single payer (aka Medicare for All or guaranteed healthcare) is so hot right now.
Bernie Sanders raised the profile in the 2016 campaign; then Trump and GOP proposals to repeal the Affordable Care Act pushed even more people to the conclusion that healthcare is a basic need for all Americans.
The term “single payer” isn’t very descriptive, and it leaves room for a lot of confusion. Minnesota Senator John Marty says it best, “when someone asks you what kind of new car you bought, you don’t answer “dealer financed!”
So let’s define it: guaranteed healthcare (not insurance) for every American, including dental and vision.
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