Did you know the US already has "Medicare for All"? But only under very specific circumstances: under the National Disaster Medical System, if the President declares a public health emergency, the federal government steps in to pay all out-of-pockets.
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"Any medically necessary service which is authorized for reimbursement as long as the patient sustained:
"* Injuries or illnesses resulting directly from a specified public health emergency;"
("If you have covid symptoms, you're covered)
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"* Injuries or illnesses resulting directly from a specified public health emergency;"
("If you have covid symptoms, you're covered)
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"* Injuries, illnesses and conditions requiring medical services necessary to maintain a reasonable level of health temporarily not available as a result of the health emergency"
(if you have any other problem and can't get treatment due to covid chaos, you're covered)
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(if you have any other problem and can't get treatment due to covid chaos, you're covered)
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As @mucha_carlos points out, Trump declaring a national health emergency would create "Medicare for All with Covid-19," which could easily become just plain #MedicareforAll, "as surely as the UK's Emergency Hospital Service morphed into the NHS."
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