"Universal healthcare now!" must be the Democratic motto in 2018

[henster]

I think there will be a divide between support for a strong public option and full on single payer. I don't think the system or the country is ready for single payer. The ACA only really deals with individual market and single payer would be dealing with employer sponsored plans + individual market.

[henster]

The vast majority of Americans get their health insurance through their employer and are satisfied with that, it will be hard to basically kick those people off those plans onto Govt insurance. And what of the millions who work in health insurance industry do they all just lose their jobs? The reason the ACA did not deal with employer sponsored health care because of the feared backlash.

[henster]

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That because the vast majority of people don't know the details of single payer/medicare for all. Both single payer/medicare for all will call for a tax increase across the board. Granted the tax increase will replace the premium hikes, but I just don't know how you can sell that to suburban Americans.

I don't understand this type of thinking. Yes, taxes will be raised, but people will no longer have to pay for the vast majority of healthcare, and they are guaranteed care to the end of their lives. This is no different than Social Security or Medicare, and those are some of the most popular government programs in the United States.

It is not hard to understand, Americans hate taxes, even when they are getting a good deal out of the increase.

This is why a public option is a better sell, if done right it would be self sustaining and require no tax increases just people paying premiums/deductibles.

[henster]

I think eventually we will have something like the Australian healthcare system with Gov't run insurance and private insurance co-existing and competing.