r/FluentInFinance • u/The-Lucky-Investor • 11d ago

“Medicare for All” would save the U.S $5.1 Trillion over 10 years Discussion/ Debate

https://www.commondreams.org/news/2018/11/30/easy-pay-something-costs-less-new-study-shows-medicare-all-would-save-us-51-trillion
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u/dontaskdonttells 11d ago edited 11d ago

Pretty sure Joe Lieberman blocked it similar to how Manchin/Sinema blocked recent bills.

The public option was initially proposed for the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, but was removed after independent Connecticut senator Joe Lieberman threatened a filibuster. As a result, Congress did not include the public option in the bill passed under reconciliation. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_health_insurance_option#:~:text=The%20public%20option%20was%20initially,the%20bill%20passed%20under%20reconciliation.

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u/timemoose 11d ago

Without getting too far into the details, I'll just point out that he's not a Republican.

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u/contemplativecarrot 11d ago

not a Democrat anymore either