Medicare for all

Here are some facts about Medicare for all. First it would reduce overall cost by lowering administrative cost. This includes the cost of advertising that goes along with competition in the private market. Second it would eliminate the jobs of some 2.6 million people who work in the private health care industry. Third payments would be determined by a government panel of experts. Fourth 180 million people would lose their private health care and the choices that go with it. A better option is to keep the existing private care system, offer insurance across state lines, reduce punitive damages in medical law suits, put all low income people on Medicaid and have sliding scale for cost starting at free for the lowest income group and going up by income. The overall cost will be higher but people will have a choice of the type of coverage they need because of competition. The treatment will be determined by the doctor/ patient relationship and the patient can chose the doctor and plan.