Medicare for all

Medicare for all can take one of two positions. First is government heath care for all citizens and no other option. Second it does not mean the total elimination of private insurance but it would be marginalized and left mostly for wealthy people who want to avoid wait times and select their own hospitals and doctors. Other countries with government healthcare offer similar options. Option one would mean that all private insurance companies would no longer exist and the two million people who work in that area would have to find new jobs. It would mean that medical professionals like doctors and nurses would become government employees. All private companies would be relieved of the responsibility and cost of providing health insurance for their employees and that currently includes 155 million people. The VA system in the United States is the closest thing we have like Medicare for all. The VA doctors work for the government and the government pays for services although there may be a co-pay.