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Originally Posted by Superman
I see that the threads so far, suggest that we already have socialized medicine of sorts. We all pay for it. "Single payer" for the debts that insurance companies and Medicare won't pay for. So it seems not to be a question of whether we pay for it but rather, how. Medical insurance companies and Medicare dictate certain prices. Or at least, bargain for them with some economic clout. In an ocean of costs that are inflated to cover the 'free' medical care that nobody pays for. Ultimately, we pay for that. Do I have that right?
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Pretty much. The ACA was an attempt to fix that, but shortly after it passed it was handed off to people who just wanted to destroy it, so none of it's shortcomings were ever attended to.