[lbo-talk] fighting over a gag order

Doug Henwood dhenwood at panix.com
Fri Sep 25 10:06:35 PDT 2009


On Sep 25, 2009, at 12:53 PM, Mark Rickling wrote:


> I don't get this. Here you're implicitly supporting the
> administration's incrementalist approach to healthcare reform (i.e.
> can't replace the employer-based system because the
> commercially-insured would revolt), in as much as single payer /
> Medicare For All would all would represent benefit cuts for many of
> those with commercial insurance (e.g. Medicare's copays are far higher
> than my union healthcare plan).

I oppose the admin's plan. It should fail. Cutting Medicare Advantage as a way of subsidizing the purchase of private insurance is one of the many reasons it stinks.



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