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Is "Medicare for All" and "Free Health Care" the same promise?
Asked by josie (30934)
April 23rd, 2019
I hear both slogans on the emerging campaign for 2020.
The payroll tax deduction for Medicare is currently 2.9%
My uncle (my late Dad’s brother) just went on Medicare. He still works and does well. He told me his Medicare premium plus drug package is over $400 per month. He buys a supplemental policy to cover what Medicare does not. He pays close to $200 for that. Thats just over $600 per month, on top of the payroll tax he has paid.
Not that it is as much as non Medicare recipients pay.
But it isn’t FREE either.
So I am curious if the people promising Free Health Care are offering a better deal than people promising Medicare for All.
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