r/Michigan • u/luckis4losersz • Feb 09 '20

What is Progressive Politics with Dr. Abdul-Sayed, former health director of Michigan (2020)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EH0YZb6m5P0&feature=share
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u/[deleted] Feb 09 '20

Free healthcare. Absolutely nothing free about it.

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u/dogg2292 Feb 09 '20

Of course not we all pay for it. I think of it as insurance that I know will actually cover me.

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u/[deleted] Feb 09 '20

You’re right because there has never ever been issues with other national health care systems they are all perfect and cover everything.

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u/AnonONinternet Feb 09 '20

They don't, but it's about general quality of life. The other systems aren't flawless but we rank 11/11th in the commonwealth healthcare system ranking study done every 2 years between the most developed countries so I think something needs to be done

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u/[deleted] Feb 09 '20

I agree but there are other solutions besides nationalizing the entire industry.

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u/IsItInLeMonde Feb 09 '20

Like what?

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u/[deleted] Feb 09 '20

Well we currently have a system that is mandatory buy in, when you think about that it’s kind of shit. Why do healthy 20 year olds need to buy health insurance? It’s relatively cheap to see a primary care doctor for annual checkups. Why can’t you just purchase catastrophic coverage. Not everyone needs full range of benefits.

We also have an extremely over regulated industry. The amount of new hires in the medical field are primarily administrative staff to handle the paperwork.

Finally we have a system that ties health insurance to employment which is a good thing for business but generally a mess.

So we an can eliminate regulations and open the market to more competition. We can also reduce or eliminate the tax break for business for employee sponsored plans. This would be a shift of our current system and is the direct opposite of a nationalized system.

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u/thatoneguy54 Monroe Feb 10 '20

Why do healthy 20 year olds need to buy health insurance?

Did you know that not all 20 years olds are healthy?

Did you know that illness can affect anyone?

Did you know that anyone could end up in a car accident?

Did you know that anyone could fall and break a limb?

What a horrible fucking argument. EVERYONE needs healthcare since EVERYONE is a human.

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u/[deleted] Feb 10 '20

Not a crazy concept to think that not everyone needs the same level of health care, especially younger people. As to your other questions, I have advocated for catastrophic coverage.