WFB: A radical new health care proposal that, if implemented, would ban private insurance coverage has garnered the endorsement of more than 100 members of the House Democratic conference—nearly half of Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s (Calif.) 235-seat majority.
Last week, Democratic congresswoman Pramila Jayapal (Wash.), the co-chair of the Congressional Progressive Caucus (CPC), introduced the Medicare-for-All Act of 2019. Billed as a means to provide “freedom of choice” to health care consumers, the legislation would require everyone, regardless of existing insurance coverage, to enroll in Medicare within two years of passage. Under the proposal, “all primary care, hospital, and outpatient” services would be covered by Medicare without any co-pay or out-of-pocket costs. Encompassed among the list of covered procedures are abortion, mental health and substance abuse treatment, and transportation to and from “health care” appointments for low-income individuals and those with disabilities.
The proposal’s most controversial aspect, however, entails the phasing out of private insurance plans. The bill would make it illegal for private insurance providers to sell health coverage that “duplicates the benefits” offered by the taxpayer-funded Medicare-for-All program. Likewise, the bill prohibits employers from offering coverage to their employees if it mirrors those offered by the federal government. Private health insurance plans could only be sold to individuals or offered by employers if they “provide supplemental coverage” on top of Medicare-for-All. Other provisions in the bill limit the federal government from subsidizing any private insurance plans.
Despite polling showing that more than 80 percent of voters oppose eliminating private insurance plans, Jayapal’s bill garnered the backing of 105 other House Democrats upon introduction. The support, although stemming largely from CPC stalwarts and liberal firebrands like Rashida Tlaib (Mich.), Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (N.Y.), and Ilhan Omar (Minn.), also came from several moderate and freshman Democrats.
Some freshman Democrats, like Jared Golden (Maine), Katie Hill (Calif.), Susan Wild (Pa.), and Mike Levin (Calif.) signed as cosponsors of the bill after making it an issue during their 2018 congressional races. Each campaigned as bipartisan pragmatists and won their districts narrowly by promising to fix Washington, D.C.
Moderate Democrats like Ann Kirkpatrick (Ariz.), who was elected to the House in 2018 after a two-year absence, also backed the legislation even though she opposed the idea while campaigning, based on its fiscal implications. Kirkpatrick’s office did not return requests for comment on this story.
Raise it up the flagpole and then blow-up the flagpole.
“What? Allow you to take care of yourself as you see fit? We can’t have that!”
In Canada there is still private health insurance for the things the government plan does not cover.
I think we are at peak socialistic tendency right now.
I sure hope so. I hope that those who think it is good get educated, and I hope the rest have a decent enough understanding to never want it.
I’m in favor of banning democraps, and YET… there they are… 🙄
Our forefathers would have been shooting by now
Pro-choice my ass
Democraps are hell bent on eliminating ‘Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness’.
The entire American nazi party of democraps should be charged with treason and hanged accordingly.
The usual suspects behind this scheme; Jayapal, Tlaib, Omar, Ocasio-Cortez….they are not Americans. This is why the left wants to flood our country with third world socialistic cretins.
Of course they do. Enough of this ‘socialist’ label: they’re fascists, plain and simple.
And the likes of the GOPe are their partners. Right, mcconnell?
Pro-choice my ass!
JD, might want to be packing on your evening walks in the near future,,,
Keep that CCW up to date.
winks and best regards.
OTOH,
since private insurance was perfectly satisfied to have the SCOTUS rule that I must buy insurance, and they colluded with Pelosi and Obogus to draft their thieving legislation, and they donate big bucks to get these socialists elected…go ahead and legislate the federally shielded monopoly out of existence. No skin off my hairy ass.
I stopped buying heath insurance and closed my business 4 years ago because of FUBAR healthcare costs. Big effin meh.
Article V continues its approach.
OK, Dems – you’re sworn to “Support and Defend” the Constitution.
Show me where it is not a rape and abuse of the Constitution to “ban” private insurance.
If the Constitution does not specifically allow the FedGov to “ban” private insurance than to attempt to do so is an abuse against the Constitution, and therefore, TREASON.
You have violated your oath:
“I do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic; that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the same; that I take this obligation freely, without any mental reservation or purpose of evasion; …”
Why are these treasons tolerated?
izlamo delenda est …