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Medicare For All: What Does it Actually Mean?

Medicare for All has become wildly popular among Democrats running for office these days. But what does that mean exactly? It's complicated, if you can believe that. Does this include universal coverage? What happens to employer-based insurance? We take a close look at some of the questions surrounding this issue. Related HCT episodes: 1. Medicare for All and Administrative Costs: https://youtu.be/J4zx8LRBB-Y 2. Medicare for All Could Save $2 Trillion: https://youtu.be/rZIF3LAIQWE Resources Used in this Video Public Opinion on Single-Payer, National Health Plans, and Expanding Access to Medicare Coverage - Kaiser Family Foundation: https://www.kff.org/slideshow/public-opinion-on-single-payer-national-health-plans-and-expanding-access-to-medicare-coverage/ Further Reading: Build Your Own ‘Medicare for All’ Plan. Beware: There Are Tough Choices - https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2019/02/21/upshot/up-medicareforall.html We read Democrats’ 9 plans for expanding health care. Here’s how they work - https://www.vox.com/2018/12/13/18103087/medicare-for-all-explained-single-payer-health-care-sanders-jayapal The Uninsured Rate Has Soared Under Trump — Maybe - https://www.motherjones.com/kevin-drum/2019/01/the-uninsured-rate-has-soared-under-trump-maybe/ If Obamacare Exits, Some May Need to Rethink Early Retirement - https://www.nytimes.com/2017/02/27/upshot/if-obamacare-exits-some-may-need-to-rethink-early-retirement.html The Astonishingly High Administrative Costs of U.S. Health Care - https://www.nytimes.com/2018/07/16/upshot/costs-health-care-us.html/ With Sickest Patients, Cost Sharing Comes at a Price - https://www.nytimes.com/2015/05/05/upshot/with-sickest-patients-cost-sharing-comes-at-a-price.html Be sure to check out our podcast! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3cXfQgdsKps Other Healthcare Triage Links: 1. Support the channel on Patreon: http://vid.io/xqXr 2. Check out our Facebook page: http://goo.gl/LnOq5z 3. We still hav

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  • Originally Aired March 25, 2019
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