Universal Medicare

It would be nice if healthcare were an actual right, then there would be no argument. But to those that say the government has no place taking on something as big as healthcare, I say, you are so wrong. It is precisely because it is so large that government should orchestrate it.

Modern medicine has led to a monumental increase in human lifespans. Making sure that all of us have excellent medical care, and the longest lifespans possible, is our moral duty outlined as the “Golden Rule” or the parable of the Good Samaritan. Members of Congress are quick to quote our need to “provide for the common defense”, while neglecting the very next concept mentioned in the constitution “promote the general welfare”, it is time to end this oversight.

Millions of Americans have little or no health coverage. Medical debt is the number one reason for personal bankruptcy. Our plethora of expensive and incomplete insurance plans causes financial ruin, preventable disease, and death. Inflated insurance and health care costs place unfair demands on businesses and people.

With Universal Medicare

• Patients with their doctors make health care decisions
• Everybody has full choice of health care professionals and facilities
• All medically necessary care is covered
• Preventive care is covered
• Mental health care is covered
• Everybody is covered
• Everybody has peace of mind.
• No loss of coverage because of an employment change
• No more paperwork nightmares
• No co-payments, deductibles, or premiums. 
• No more out of network costs
• No restrictions on the kind or amount of care allowed
• No financial rationing.
• No more medical bankruptcy.

How we save money

We can save more than 30% right off the bat with lower administrative costs.

We can stop misuse of hospital emergency rooms with regular preventative care for additional savings.

We can use the purchasing power of the entire population to negotiate fair prices for services, supplies, and pharmaceuticals giving us even more savings.

With a system that includes our entire population, artificial intelligence can be used to affect much better outcomes at a lower cost saving even more. Total savings of 40% or more.

Other advantages

Businesses can be more competitive against foreign competition when they are no longer burdened with health care costs for employees. 

Universal health care can make it easier to start a new business by eliminating the cost and confusion of obtaining employee health insurance. This would be a monumental help to small businesses. Large corporations would lose some of their ability to keep employees job locked and under-paid.

With private equity’s gutting of our healthcare system smaller communities are losing their health care facilities, we can reverse this trend and keep healthcare available in all areas. We will end the decline in the number of primary care physicians that is occurring because of being insufficiently valued and compensated. In a universal system health care system professionals and facilities negotiate fees and receive prompt payments.

It is abhorrent that so many believe any serious need of the people is an opportunity for profit, it is time to get wall street out of health care procedures and facilities. It’s worth noting that Medicare part C insurer are not reimbursing hospitals for their services in a timely fashion.