Obama calls Medicare for all a 'good idea'

[mystery-ak]

Obama calls Medicare for all a 'good idea'
By Jessie Hellmann - 09/07/18 02:21 PM EDT

Former President Obama on Friday called "Medicare for all" a "good idea" during a speech in Illinois where he launched his midterm campaign efforts for Democrats.

"Democrats aren't just running on good, old ideas like a higher minimum wage. They're running on good, new ideas like Medicare for all," Obama said.

Obama and establishment Democrats rejected the premise of Medicare for all and single payer health care during his eight years in the White House. But Obama supported single payer when he was a senator from Illinois.

The idea gained momentum in the party after the insurgent presidential campaign of Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.)

Now 16 Democrats in the Senate are co-sponsors on Sanders' Medicare for all legislation.

Sanders' bill would cover everyone in the U.S. through Medicare, the federal health insurance program for adults aged 65 and older.

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http://thehill.com/policy/healthcare/405597-obama-calls-medicare-for-all-a-good-idea

[Applewood]

I guess O got the memo.  Liberalism is out.  Socialism is in. 

Republicans have done similar.  Conservatism is out.  Liberalism is in. 

Don't like the changes?  Too bad.  Adapt or die.

But I don't think Obama has any trouble adapting.  After all, he was nurtured in communism.  He and his handlers always wanted to transform this nation into a communist state.  Socialism -- government-run everything --  is the logical next step toward that goal.

[rangerrebew]

Plus people can keep their own doctor, it will save people $2,500 a year in premiums.  However, it may not cover pre-existing conditions.