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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I fear change, and I'm sure in the end it would be fine - and probably lead to a better, healthier society overall

I used to not support Warren because I thought her healthcare plan went too far but now I just want someone who isn't corruptable, and if we have to get universal healthcare along with that so be it

And I say that as someone who is genuinely happy with my private, employer-provided health insurance[/quote]

I am in a similar state.   I am happy with my employer-provided health insurance, but the arguments for single payer are plausible.

But I would like to see small steps first before I am willing to support universal healthcare.     I think the best first small step would be to provide universal healthcare for children.
     1.  Children are generally healthy so the costs would be low
     2.  Coverage for children may save costs down the road by catching problems early
     3.  Companies would no longer need to provide family coverage, so it is a first step in the move away from employer provided health care.

After this step, **if it works**, we can do followup steps, e.g. extending coverage to age 26, or lowering Medicare eligibility to age 62

I can see a 100 ways that a too rapid transition to universal health care would be a disaster.

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I really like this idea. Good post. We are not happy with our health insurance (self employed, purchase our own crappy  policy on the exchange) but am wary that any time of UHC will cost us even MORE. I just have not seen enough details about how on earth they are going to contain costs, and handle the inevitable chaos that will occur because it is a huge huge change. Something incremental may indeed be better![/quote]

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