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.
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.