Debunking: "Public Option Is Better Than Medicare-For-All!"

Despite what centrist Democrats argue, a public option would not be better than Medicare-For-All. It would leave in place the insurance company status quo and provide little more than a dumping ground for sicker, unhealthier people. It would also fail to bring down the cost of healthcare administration in this country—which a single-payer program could easily cut in half. Polling questions are often slanted against Medicare-For-All and in favor of a public option, and support for single-payer skyrockets when you present its positive aspects and don't lie about it. The German healthcare system has many crucial differences between the proposals put forth by centrist Democratic candidates.

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References:
Democratic debate -- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2UWVO0Trd1c

Gaffney article -- https://www.dissentmagazine.org/article/single-payer-or-bust-two-souls-universal-healthcare

Herzlinger & Boxer article -- https://hbr.org/2019/10/the-case-for-the-public-option-over-medicare-for-all

Himmelstein & Woolhandler article -- https://www.thenation.com/article/insurance-health-care-medicare/

Investopedia article -- https://www.investopedia.com/articles/personal-finance/010816/pitfalls-medicare-advantage-plans.asp

PNHP article -- https://pnhp.org/what-is-single-payer/faqs/

Pete Buttigieg white paper -- https://storage.googleapis.com/pfa-webapp/documents/MFAWWI_white_paper_FINAL.pdf

Kulinski on "choice" in healthcare -- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HR9wiVhwJhQ

Kim Iverson on public option vs M4A -- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0ZJMtk3z3aw

Washington Times article -- https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/nov/20/public-option-health-care-remains-more-popular-med/

The Hill survey on public option vs M4A -- https://thehill.com/hilltv/what-americas-thinking/428958-poll-voters-want-the-government-to-provide-healthcare-for

KFF surveys on public option vs M4A -- https://www.kff.org/health-reform/poll-finding/kff-health-tracking-poll-january-2019/

Morning Consult + Politico survey on public option vs M4A -- https://morningconsult.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/190675_crosstabs_POLITICO_RVs_v2_BH.pdf

Republicans on climate change -- https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/meet-the-press/consensus-emerges-climate-change-debate-n950646

Ezra Klein article (great substitute for sleeping pills) -- https://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/2019/7/29/8910387/medicare-for-all-insurance-private-abolish-bruenig

DecisionLab on loss aversion -- https://thedecisionlab.com/biases/loss-aversion

John Delaney on TYT -- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TULD2lt7064

Delaney invested in healthcare -- https://readsludge.com/2019/06/04/presidential-candidate-who-attacked-medicare-for-all-is-invested-in-health-care-companies/

Joe Biden on healthcare -- https://joebiden.com/healthcare/

Bruenig on Biden's healthcare plan -- https://jacobinmag.com/2019/07/joe-biden-health-care-plan-uninsured

SplinterNews on M4A -- https://splinternews.com/a-public-option-isn-t-good-enough-1832011806

My video on the affordability of Medicare-For-All vs our current system -- https://youtu.be/FVQE__a0FC0

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