Medium.com scoial media: on Health Care
Ashwani Jain:
Healthcare is a human right, supports a public option
When I was getting treated for cancer at the age of 13, I had the means to get better: I had parents who had health insurance; access to healthy food; ways of getting to and from hospital; and a great support system. But shortly after I beat cancer and
became a Make-A-Wish Ambassador, I met children across this state who were not as fortunate. That's why I believe in a Public Option where healthcare is a human right and not a luxury.
Source: Medium.com posting on 2022 Maryland Gubernatorial race
May 14, 2021
Joe Biden:
Moonshot on cancer: increase resources, cooperation
I called for a "moonshot" to cure cancer. I plan to do two things.- Increase resources--both private and public--to fight cancer.
- Break down silos and bring all the cancer fighters together--to work together, share information, and end cancer
as we know it.
And the goal of this initiative is simple--to double the rate of progress. We'll encourage leading cancer centers to reach unprecedented levels of cooperation, so we can learn more about this disease and how to stop it in its tracks.
Source: Medium.com blog by V.P. Biden
Jan 12, 2016
Joe Biden:
COVID19: make sure there's free testing & free treatment
[The next recovery package] will have to provide health care coverage for millions who lose their insurance, by allowing them to stay on their health care plans and covering the cost, as well as reopening enrollment for ObamaCare and creating the public
option I've been calling for. And we must--must--make sure not only that every American can be tested for coronavirus free of cost, but also make sure every American can be treated for coronavirus free of cost. Period.
Source: Medium.com blog on 2020 presidential hopefuls
Apr 9, 2020
Joe Biden:
Lower Medicare eligibility age to 60
I have directed my team to develop a plan to lower the Medicare eligibility age to 60. Medicare benefits would be provided to them as they are to current Medicare recipients. This would make Medicare available to a set of Americans who work hard and
retire before they turn 65, or who would prefer to leave their employer plans or other plans before they retire. It reflects the reality that, even after the current crisis ends, older Americans are likely to find it difficult to secure jobs.
Source: Medium.com blog on 2020 presidential hopefuls
Apr 9, 2020
Steven Cox:
Medicare-For-All would reduce healthcare costs
In a Medicare for All system, you get rid of the "for profit" mentality. Medicare for All eliminates a lot of the costs.From a provider's standpoint, when you go to the doctor, you have to give them your insurance card, and then they have to figure
out if that's valid, then they have to [determine] with the insurance company what treatment is going to be covered. Under Medicare for All, it would streamline doctor visits and hospital visits because you would all be working on the same system.
Source: Medium.com on 2020 Kentucky Senate race
Jul 18, 2019
Steven Cox:
Medicare-for-All would reduce healthcare costs
In a Medicare for All system, you get rid of the "for profit" mentality. Medicare for All eliminates a lot of the costs.From a provider's standpoint, when you go to the doctor, you have to give them your insurance card, and then they have to figure
out if that's valid, then they have to [determine] with the insurance company what treatment is going to be covered. Under Medicare for All, it would streamline doctor visits and hospital visits because you would all be working on the same system.
Source: Max Micallef on Medium.com on 2020 Kentucky Senate race
Jul 18, 2019
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