Thread by @StephanieKelton

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I've been getting calls from a lot of Congressional candidates who are looking for effective ways to respond to the "pay-for" question. They know that opponents of Medicare-for-All have two basic talking points.

First, M4A will raise your taxes. You will pay more.
Second, M4A will take away your private health insurance. You will lose something.

I think @ewarren does an extremely good job keeping the focus on total costs. When I'm asked how we can afford M4A, I sort of laugh at the question. We already pay MORE than anyone in the world, and we pay MORE than we will end up paying (collectively) under M4A.

Medicare-for-All is a CHEAPER way to deliver MORE CARE. If you could get better coverage at a lower rate, you'd switch your auto insurance, right? 🦎

Well, Medicare-for-All gives you bumper-to-bumper coverage--primary care, dental, vision, mental health, hearing aids, long-term care, cheaper medications--at a fraction of the cost. You GET a lot more protection/coverage, and it costs less.

What do you LOSE? The big change is that instead of your doctor billing your insurance company (you know, the one that decides what they'll cover and how much of the cost is your responsibility), your doctor will bill the federal government and they'll pick up the tab.

No more surprise medical bills in the mailbox. No calls from a third-party bill collectors. No more out-of-network nonsense. No more medical bankruptcy. And no heartbreaking stories of people considering suicide as an alternative to crushing debt and a lack of care.

It's really pretty simple. Medicare-for-All gives us MORE coverage at a LOWER cost. Everything else is noise generated by a for-profit industry that is hell-bent on maintaining its stranglehold on our health care system.
We can do better. /End