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Note: Today, USA Today published an op-ed by President Donald Trump that included several falsehoods about single-payer health care.
Lies and deceptions from Trump are nothing new. Lies and deceptions from Trump about Medicare-for All are new, so it's worth correcting his USA Today column attacking such a system.
One reason his attacks on Medicare-for-All are new is that he probably has supported it in the past. But whatever, there's no reason to think Trump particularly believed what he said then, or what he says now. On to the major lies and deceits:
Why is support for Medicare-for-All skyrocketing? First, because Americans know from their own experience that the current system is a total mess. Health care is unaffordable, copays are a killer and doctors make you wait and don't have time for you. The data backs up people's impressions: We pay far more than other countries for health care, and we get far less - among rich countries, we alone have massive coverage gaps, and our health care outcomes are by far inferior.
Medicare-for-All would take the best performing part of our health care system - Medicare - improve it, and then extend it to all Americans. That system alone will ensure coverage for all Americans, and, by wiping out the massive inefficiencies of the current corporate-dominated system, it will enable us to expand coverage and improve quality for no additional cost.
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Note: Today, USA Today published an op-ed by President Donald Trump that included several falsehoods about single-payer health care.
Lies and deceptions from Trump are nothing new. Lies and deceptions from Trump about Medicare-for All are new, so it's worth correcting his USA Today column attacking such a system.
One reason his attacks on Medicare-for-All are new is that he probably has supported it in the past. But whatever, there's no reason to think Trump particularly believed what he said then, or what he says now. On to the major lies and deceits:
Why is support for Medicare-for-All skyrocketing? First, because Americans know from their own experience that the current system is a total mess. Health care is unaffordable, copays are a killer and doctors make you wait and don't have time for you. The data backs up people's impressions: We pay far more than other countries for health care, and we get far less - among rich countries, we alone have massive coverage gaps, and our health care outcomes are by far inferior.
Medicare-for-All would take the best performing part of our health care system - Medicare - improve it, and then extend it to all Americans. That system alone will ensure coverage for all Americans, and, by wiping out the massive inefficiencies of the current corporate-dominated system, it will enable us to expand coverage and improve quality for no additional cost.
Note: Today, USA Today published an op-ed by President Donald Trump that included several falsehoods about single-payer health care.
Lies and deceptions from Trump are nothing new. Lies and deceptions from Trump about Medicare-for All are new, so it's worth correcting his USA Today column attacking such a system.
One reason his attacks on Medicare-for-All are new is that he probably has supported it in the past. But whatever, there's no reason to think Trump particularly believed what he said then, or what he says now. On to the major lies and deceits:
Why is support for Medicare-for-All skyrocketing? First, because Americans know from their own experience that the current system is a total mess. Health care is unaffordable, copays are a killer and doctors make you wait and don't have time for you. The data backs up people's impressions: We pay far more than other countries for health care, and we get far less - among rich countries, we alone have massive coverage gaps, and our health care outcomes are by far inferior.
Medicare-for-All would take the best performing part of our health care system - Medicare - improve it, and then extend it to all Americans. That system alone will ensure coverage for all Americans, and, by wiping out the massive inefficiencies of the current corporate-dominated system, it will enable us to expand coverage and improve quality for no additional cost.