he went through medicare. -- it went through medicare. the same doctor that the same procedure and it was a difference of right around $17,000. but i have to think president thank president trump with community sharing, but along with president obama and president bush. it took several years for community sharing to come out. i'm a veteran and i'm going strictly to the v.a. fort rid of medicare d prescriptions because the v.a. covers my prescriptions. i am probably going to drop medicare b also because i don't need it. host: michael, appreciate that. the 2020 campaign. on technology for the technology section of the new york times, new facebook rules stepup at scrutiny of political advertisers. facebook said it was strengthening how it verifies which groups and people place political advertising eyesight has the social network braces for the 2020 presidential election. it works to reduce online disinformation. the move is built on rules that facebook introduced last year for the van requiring political advertisers today vaulted name of th

part b coverage of medicare when they added that medicare cannot even negotiate. that's unreal. there are millions of people on medicare. they have negotiation power to make prices much lower than what they are paying. >> host: thank you. maura calsyn. >> guest: a lot of what the caller was talking about our a lot of issues we are talking about today and the prices and the hospitals and the other providers the prices keep going up and that's where the cost of insurance goes up. most people with medicare unlike the caller dolsey that necessarily. i think that also goes to a lot of political pressure that a lot of congress is seeing already. it's the exact same issue where there are a lot of excess profits in theof system that hospitals and doctors are charging. as soon as those are at risk the lobby kicks into high gear with a lotat of dark money. that's one of the big challenges we are talking about with any reform. it's a large part of why it includes some of those pieces. >> host: there've been several hearings on surprise medicalar bills seemingly a bipartisan issue with mode

about a third of medicare beneficiaries are now in medicare advantage. her argument is you could choose the public plan or the private version of the p public plan. it's not entirely clear but it looks like provide insurance, excuse me, employer insurance would go away under her plan. there would be a role for private insurance but not the private insurance people on the job currently have. >> host: you talk about these proposal since 1993. let's say a a democrat does win the next election. what's the potential s was making these actual plant really? >> guest: anyone who covered the affordable care act knows it was not easy. democrats at 60 votes in the senate in 2009 and it was still hanging by a thread. it almost collapsed any number of times. if something like this were much moreor dramatic would happen you would need to get rid of the filibuster or have 60 votes. you would need to get it to the house. you would need to balance the needs of the people from the more conservative swing districts with the more liberal -- all the things we're seeing now g

everybody gets medicare once they retire and medicare sets the rates now. usually as lot less than privae insurance up until you get the medicare. ii have a asleep don't know how the hospital stay in business. i was recently in the hospital for two months and had major surgery and it was hundreds of thousands of dollars. i didn't have to pay anything. >> guest: somebody had to pay something and that's the argument. tends to go towards private insurance to pay more or fewer uninsured were even if you are insured you aren't seeing some of theseve pills. the costs are turned around but they are invisible in the argument that would be great to me so should be great for everybody providers will say we can't afford to do that for everybody. we can do it for ayb subset of people but the subset of people doesn't payyt anything and some people have to pay what that person didn't. i went point is a sustainable for the health care system that balance they have to find? westco jaleesa appointed 20 years in the trump administration allowed the skinny health care plan. w

so we've issued a call to the medicare program run by the centers for medicare and medicaid services or cms to help fix these problems. >> let's start with the deficiencies, what were the worst-case scenario found when you were looking into this ? >> we did identify some worst-case scenarios where patients were seriously harmed by their care. so in one egregious example, hospice provider allowed maggot infested pastor around the patient feeding to and they needed to behospitalized . figure extreme case but anything should neverhappen . >> so when it comes to the medicare system itself, remind people what they pay or at least what medicare pays for the hospices as far as dollars are concerned? >> in total in 2016, medicare paid about $16.7 billion for surveying approximately 1,000,000 and a half beneficiaries. the number of patients electing hospice care is growing and so likewise so are the dollars. hospice care is a program that patients can opt into when they are terminally ill and expected to have about six months or less left in their life . it's a decision to forgo regular curat

existing medicare program. it would collapse the economy. that something the congressional budget office found when democrats asked cbo, the single-payer system. cbo found it would be a major undertaking that would be complicated, challenging and potentially disruptive, in the us economy setting payment rates, medicare fee-for-service substantially reducing payments to doctors and hospitals with a shortage of providers longer wait times. especially if patient demand increases substantially. democrats requested they believe something that was a roadmap to creating a single-payer system in this country. we have seen several states trying to move to a single-payer system. colorado had a ballot initiative in 2016 that would have moved the state of colorado to a single-payer system. it failed 4-1 when people found out that means i am going to lose my employer coverage, i lose my coverage that i have now, i will have taxes that are so high it will drive business out of colorado. by 4-when the voters said no. vermont

a third of medicare beneficiaries are in medicare advantage. you could choose the public plan of the private version of the public plan. is not entirely clear but it looks like provider insurance -- employer insurance would go away under kamala harris' plan. you talked about these proposals since 1993. let's say a democrat does win. what is the potential as far as making these plans reality? guest: anyone who covered the affordable care act knows it was not easy. the democrats had 60 votes in the senate in 2009. it was still hanging by a thread. it almost collapsed any number of times. this, much more dramatic, you would need to get rid of the filibuster have 60 votes. you would need to balance the needs of the conservative string -- swing district -- all the things we're seeing now on capitol hill. it would not be easy. for those who think, oh it is ok if we elected democratic president and senate, this is going to happen. you're going to get a debate. what is going to happen from the debate? guest: this is our first caller. this is jim and mi

so, medicare for all is an expanded and improved medicare system >> medicare, the system which provides healthcare to those 65 and older. >> exactly -- seniors 65 and older... >> and others with disabilities. >> ...but is somewhat limited. people love their medica, but they say it doesn't cover enough. so, what do you get from medicare for all? .you get comprehensive ca you get medical, dental, vision, mental health, reproe health, long-term supports and rvices -- everything that you need to be healthy as an individual. n no copayprivate insurance premiums, no deductibles. the only thing that changes in medicare for all is who provides the insurance,f you will, right? so, the government would provide a guaranteed insance plan, but you would use the same doctors and hospitals. >> so, what if a doctor doesn't want to ben the system, a medicare for all system? >> well, most doctors will want to be in it because when it's covering everybody, that is the main marketplace. >> so they won't have a choice. >> probably not. i mean, this would be -- doctors would be a part of it. >> so, in medica

you have medicare and medicaid. half the money for health care in this country is paid for i the government. secondly, the center for american progress is really -- it is really a place for future biden appointees. she keeps on talking about the public option. is one realption -- in washington state it is not working too well. canada, has all, very effective system. it is very popular, 90% approval rating. half ofta costs are what is in the united states. they do have some private insurance. it is very limited, very expensive. medicare for all, it would be a very lucrative world for private insurance. this thing about a middle-class -- cut, tax hike, it is sanders offers options on how to pay for it. this person who talked about the middle class, the middle class is a broad range. his income is a lot more than the average income of a person in the middle class. the average worker earns $60,000. host: thanks for that. i will let you respond. you served at the department of health and human services, correct? guest: y

when they got on to the medicare program, medicare was not covering them. so the private sector -- not like it was brand-new, this was going on for many years -- and we figured out a way to move forward,. to have medicare pay for those things i think the trump administration has been focused on strengthening the program, protecting it, making sure seniors have the best possible experience. that took years for us to be able to provide that treatment. the other thing we are struggling with now, there are new treatments -- in that case, we had to figure out whether it was a supplier device -- we are now getting into a new era of treatment where there is nothing even close to it and it creates access problems. a couple of examples. one of them is in antimicrobials. this is a serious public health issue. you have probably heard about superbugs. people get infections and there is no antibiotic to treat them. the federal government has recognized this. this could be a significant public health issue for the country. they had created some opportunities for investor

. >> i support medicare for all. >> medicare for all. >> he should put billions dollars toward medicare for all. >> but are some candidates rallying behind the catchy slogan without really embracing the policy? >> who here would abolish their private health insurance in favor of a government-run plan?a juhow of hands to start out with. [ applause ] >> what does representative pramila jayapal say now? >> "firing lin with margaret hoover" is made possible by... s additional fundingovided by... corporate funding is provided by... >> representative pramila jayapal, welcome to "firing line." >> thank you, margar. i'm so happy to be here. >> it's a delight to have you here. you are now in your second term in the house of representatives, representing washington's 7th district. correct. >> and i'm delighted you're here today so that we can talk about one of your key issues, which is medicare for all. and it is also an idea that almost every single democratic candidate is rallying around and claiming to be part of, although to varying degrees. >> yes, correct.th is a very accurate description.

a third of medicare beneficiaries are in medicare advantage. you could choose the public plan of the private version of the public plan. is not entirely clear but it looks like provider insurance -- employer insurance would go away under kamala harris' plan. you talked about these proposals since 1993. let's say a democrat does win. what is the potential as far as making these plans reality? guest: anyone who covered the affordable care act knows it was not easy. the democrats had 60 votes in the senate in 2009. it was still hanging by a thread. it almost collapsed any number of times. this, much more dramatic, you would need to get rid of the filibuster have 60 votes. you would need to balance the needs of the conservative string -- swing district -- all the things we're seeing now on capitol hill. it would not be easy. for those who think, oh it is ok if we elected democratic president and senate, this is going to happen. you're going to get a debate. what is going to happen from the debate? guest: this is our first caller. this is jim and mi

we issued a call to the medicare program by the centers for medicare and medicaid services to help fix these problems. host: what were the worst case scenarios with the deficiencies when your department looked into this? guest: we did identify some worst-case scenarios where patients were seriously harmed by their care. in one egregious example, a hospice provider allowed to add that to fester around feeding to and he needed to house allies. that is -- needed to be hospitalized. that is an extreme case but should never happen. host: remind people what they toe -- what medicare pays hospices as far as dollars are concerned. guest: in total in 2016, medicare paid hospices $16.7 billion for serving approximately 1 million and half beneficiaries. the another -- number of patients electing hospice care is growing and so are the dollars. hospice care is a program that patients can opt into when they are terminally ill and expected to have about six months or less in their life. it is a decision to forgo regular curative treatment for their terminal illness and instead focus on services to pr

for all in reality is medicare for none. this isnsn'tt h hyperbole. as the administrator of one of the largest government run health care programs in n the woworld, i s see every day its shortcomings. it is true that our present system needs improvement, however doubling down on government a and mimicking thehe failed socialist health care systems of europe that ration and restrict care, where ofients face long periods time for care,e, is not the answer. amy: your response, wendell potter? wendell: she is using the same talking points the industry wants her to use. it is a continuation of what we hearard ronald reagan say 54 yes ago longer. i would call these talking points ever gray and they trot them out to scare people whenever there is a threat to profits. it will not work this time because increasingly people are not spooked by terms like "socialized medicine." people are realizing they have been sold a bill of goods by the insurance industry. what we do in this country is care based on ability to pay. there are america

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when they got on to the medicare program, medicare was not covering them. so the private sector -- not like it was brand-new, this was going on for many years -- and we figured out a way to move forward, to have medicare pay for those things. i think the trump administration has been focused on strengthening the program, protecting it, making sure seniors have the best possible experience. that took years for us to be able to provide that treatment. the other thing we are struggling with now, there are new treatments -- in that case, we had to figure out whether it was a supplier device -- we are now getting into a new era of treatment where there is nothing even close to it and it creates access problems. a couple of examples. one of them is in antimicrobials. this is a serious public health issue. you have probably heard about superbugs. people get infections and there is no antibiotic to treat them. the federal government has recognized this. this could be a significant public health issue for the country. they had created some opportunities for investor

a medicare supplement plan helps pay for some of what medicare doesn't. that could help cut down on those out-of-your-pocket medical costs. call unitedhealthcare insurance company today to request this free, and very helpful, decision guide. and learn about the only medicare supplement plans endorsed by aarp. selected for meeting their high standards of quality and service. this type of plan lets you say "yes" to any doctor or hospital that accepts medicare patients. there are no networks or referrals to worry about. do you accept medicare patients? i sure do! see? you're able to stick with him. like to travel? this kind of plan goes with you anywhere you travel in the country. so go ahead, spend winter somewhere warm. if you're turning 65 soon or over 65 and planning to retire, find out more about the plans that live up to their name. thumbs up to that! remember, the time to prepare is before you go on medicare! don't wait. get started today. call unitedhealthcare and ask for your free decision guide. learn more about aarp medicare supplement plan option

that's where medicare supplement insurance comes in: to help pay for some of what medicare doesn't. learn how an aarp medicare supplement insurance plan, insured by united healthcare insurance company might be the right choice for you. a free decision guide is a great place to start. call today to request yours. so what makes an aarp medicare supplement plan unique? well, these are the only medicare supplement plans endorsed by aarp and that's because they meet aarp's high standards of quality and service. you're also getting the great features that any medicare supplement plan provides. for example, with any medicare supplement plan you may choose any doctor or hospital that accepts medicare patients. you can even visit a specialist. with this type of plan, there are no networks or referrals needed. also, a medicare supplement plan goes with you when you travel anywhere in the u.s. a free decision guide will provide a breakdown of aarp medicare supplement plans, and help you determine the plan that works best for your needs and budget. call today to request yours. let's recap. ther

that's where medicare supplement insurance comes in: to help pay for some of what medicare doesn't. learn how an aarp medicare supplement insurance plan, insured by united healthcare insurance company might be the right choice for you. a free decision guide is a great place to start. call today to request yours. so what makes an aarp medicare supplement plan unique? well, these are the only medicare supplement plans endorsed by aarp and that's because they meet aarp's high standards of quality and service. you're also getting the great features that any medicare supplement plan provides. for example, with any medicare supplement plan you may choose any doctor or hospital that accepts medicare patients. you can even visit a specialist. wis type of anno netwos goes wu yfrision guide wi br aardicaresupplement pl, and help you determine the plan that works best for your needs and budget. call today to request yours. let's recap. there are 3 key things you should keep in mind. one: if you're turning 65, you may be eligible for medicare - but it only covers about 80% of your medicare part

information about medicare for all. intentional misleading information about paid leave for all by the michigan restaurant association. we have to demand it. it is not just about electing people like me who will not sell out. corporate pac money. i want to do a specific training when they go in vote. you have to find out if it is the geo group. funded theople inauguration committee for tron. >> in the meantime, hold us accountable. protest me. comment demand may. do not ever stop holding any of us accountable. let me tell you, the people power we talk about, it is so, so real. that i think sometimes we forget, we have these town house, we talk to each other peer we realize this information. but do you know how may people are still waiting for you to call them a knock on their door and say, we are going to go to the airport. are we going to go and do this because this is what is happening. when i went door-to-door i learned more about insulin and rationing and people going into shock and everything not because i went to

i like medicare. i do not like medicare advantage. i have a supplement program with blue cross/blue shield, but it is expensive. it's $204 every month. what bothers me is if medicare says no to something that i need, blue cross/blue shield will not pay for it because medicare said no. every time i had a procedure or , i askeden or whatever if medicare takes care of it. if not, i won't have it done because i cannot afford it. that is really my main concern. kratzt think that emma want to make this country socialist. i don't think that. this time i am going to vote democrat. not going to vote for trump like i did last time. no, i'm that going to do that. how dare he take social security money and take it away from us? i worked 50 years for that. it's not an entitlement. it's a benefit. i paid for it. it's not a social benefit either. host: to thanks to everyone who called his first hour, seniors only. we're going to take a short , changes shift gears the administration is looking to make to the endangered species act. our guests will be

medicare for all who wanted. you have an extra choice, which is, in addition to your exchange plan you can choose to be on medicare. the pro of that is, as the advocates for it say, if it turns out medicare is a better deal, it will take over. if it turns out the private sector people are right, it will wither and die. it is the idea of let's run the market test. the insurance companies are afraid it will be too successful. the view it as a potential existential threat along the line of medicare for all. the providers are worried because the reason medicare is cheaper is because it pays providers less. doctors and hospitals get paid 20% less than private insurance. they are worried if the public option gets too big, it is going to eat into their pay. for the public option, you have to thread the needle of giving people a new public choice without upsetting too much the private insurance industry in the providers. david: most people say we should have everyone with health care in the country. the question is, how

republicans you can't say medicare's great but not medicare for all. if you want government to be involved in health care and we have had several congressmen say it on the show making that point. they have lost the ideological battle. 2008 the question is should government be involved in health care today republicans are debating how republicans should the involved in health care. it's inevitable and the republicans are the ones assuring it in. candidate delaney has said the previous night that he specifically talks about medicare for america so people who like their coverage with their employer or the union could keep winning coverage would be extended to people who have none. david: either way we have to move on but when has government ever made services better when they took them over? when, when, when? 10% of it is wasted through fraud and abuse of $60 billion to your pic gets interview with rahm emanuel tomorrow at 9:30 p.m. eastern on wsj takes looking like capitol once massive data breach may be part of something bigger than everyone for stoppin

in backing medicare, jfk and -- john f. kennedy and lyndon johnson avoided the opposition of insurance companies because medicare would cover only those people that private insurance could or would not, the elderly. in one of his speeches lbj , returned to the theme of freedom from fear and destitution. with medicare, he said older , citizens will no longer have to fear that illness would wipe out their savings and destroy lifelong hope of dignity and independence. medicare did take a page from truman's book because it was built on social security 's administrative structure, a program that was familiar and popular area this also made it harder to attack. the ama did try one more time. they hired ronald reagan to record a speech in which he insisted that medicare would lead to full-blown socialism and the end of freedom in america. this time around, the ama lost. but as nancy told us, the fear of socialized medicine and power of the medical profession, hospitals, and the insurance industry shaped how the medicare program wa

when we created medicare part b program. i worked very hard to make that possible so seniors would have access. before that, there was no payment system, for the elderly and disabled. the patient has to have skin in the game. 25% in theve to pay initial period. then you hit the donut hole. the beneficiary pays 30%. in payingt results thousands of dollars out of pocket. the bill we supported does away with the donut hole. it changes the structure of the benefit and puts a heart cap on what people like you will have to pay in the course of the year. ,e think it should be something like $200 a month so you do not get hit with all of your months and we are going to work now through the end of the year but we want to make sure every single person who was on medicare is not strapped with unaffordable costs. they paid into the system other lives. they live on fixed incomes, average income of a medicare beneficiary households $29,000. for the government to touch them thousands of dollars, it did -- the stores appearance. people cann

to participate in medicare. there are no other tools. this is in contrast to issues that might arise in a nursing home where the medicare program has an array of tools to help remedy poor performance. we recommended that the medicare program work with congress to of enforcement actions for the circumstances. host: if you have questions about this report, 202-748-8000 if you live in the eastern and central time zones, 202-748-8001 in the mountain and pacific time zones, if you've had experience with hospice care, 202-748-8002. there is such a toference between money sent nursing homes and the money sent to hospice care. guest: we think it is time for that to change. we've made a number of recommendations to strengthen protection for patients, the transparency of information, the enforcement tools that are available, to bring hospice care more on par with other types of care. host: what caused this report in the first place? guest: we've been assessing hospice issues for more than a decade. we are particularly con

information about medicare for all. intentional misleading information about paid leave for all by the michigan restaurant association. we have to demand it. it is not just about electing people like me who will not sell out. corporate pac money. i want to do a specific training when they go in vote. you have to find out if it is the geo group. funded theople inauguration committee for tron. >> in the meantime, hold us accountable. protest me. comment demand may. do not ever stop holding any of us accountable. let me tell you, the people power we talk about, it is so, so real. that i think sometimes we forget, we have these town house, we talk to each other peer we realize this information. but do you know how may people are still waiting for you to call them a knock on their door and say, we are going to go to the airport. are we going to go and do this because this is what is happening. when i went door-to-door i learned more about insulin and rationing and people going into shock and everything not because i went to

whether it is in medicare, they negotiate the prices. what happens is the negotiating with a pharmaceutical benefits -- the idea of a pbm was a good initially. there are three companies that make this duck. i represent 50 million people. from insurance companies or employers. whoever gives me the best price, we are going to take that drug and give to those patients. now they say three companies, i am going to buy one of your drugs. who will give me the biggest rebate to put in my pocket? coachesult of that, the have to raise their list places to give the pbm. the patient does not get the business. the patient and the paying on the list price. is time to do away with pdfs? host: it is time to radically change that symbol. middlemen are extracting 106,000 dollars a year. caller: what is a better system look like? (202) 748-8000 if there is going to be a rebate given. patient does not have to pay a high price. thatould not be the case countries are forced to raise the list prices. the country has many cases, including insulin or they receiv

i am in favor of medicare for all in theory. my concern that in practice it law.be a 1000 pages long how can we be sure it will be implemented well? are there a couple small examples that are concrete and understandable that other countries do to implement it well, or poorly, that we could avoid the examples they set? i want you also know it is our responsibility to continue to fight. even if we pass medicare for all tomorrow we have to make sure it is implemented the right way. various policies, even if we passed legislation today, it depends who is in ministration depend he is not there -- in administration. pretend he is not there. it depends on us demanding it happens in a certain way. taking out corporate greed, the profit driven, will give us more leverage for our families, at least for us to have a thoughtful conversation without the other side of the private health care system trying to gaslight us to believe it is not working, there will be long lines, but it is our responsibility. we passed the clean air act. that was

medicare for america. everyone who is uninsured will enroll in medicare tomorrow. those who are insufficiently insured are enrolled in medicare. who is offering a false choice? whoou have governor bullock said we will improve the affordable care act at the margins with a public option. you have others who are talking about taking away peoples choice for the private insurance they have for members of unions. he just said you are a false choice. gov. bullock: not at all. it took us decades of false starts to get the affordable care act. let's actually build on it. a public option allowing anyone to buy in. we pay more for prescription drugs then anyplace in the world and have nothing to show for it. negotiate prescription drug prices. that is the way that we can get there without disrupting the lives of 160 million people. everyssman. o'rourke: estimate i have seen of expanding aca leaves million of people -- millions of people uninsured and means people are not guaranteed the health care they need. our plan ensures that everyone is enrolled in medicare or can sponso

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medicare advocacy. he is a graduate of the university of pennsylvania and received his master and public health from john hopkins. doctor ben is an economic policy research fellow at the american enterprise institute and he focuses on health economy, economics and health policy and a lot of his recent work and specifically surprise medical billing and he graduated from emory before receiving his master and phd in economics at the university of wisconsin madison. nichols is executive vice president of government relations of the american hospital association representing approximately 43000 individuals and served nearly 5000 hospitals, healthcare systems and healthcare providers and he is been with the american hospital association since 1994. he was director of the american college of emergency physicians washington office before that. senator collins would you like to introduce ms. mitchell? >> i would. thank you, mr. chairman and i know i speak on behalf of of all the members of the committee. and wel

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and god for medicare for me, which -- thank god for medicare for me, which other taxpayers are paying for. if not for that i would be in a back in the erbe being treated instead of having a primary care physician. host: next up, alan, in pennsylvania -- alex, in pennsylvania. caller: i've been a machinist my whole life, worked up big and small companies area everyone i know -- companies. everyone i know in pennsylvania pennsylvania, has that health care. nobody can retire -- has bad health care, nobody can retire at 62. the bottom line is they get everything. your home, everything. i don't know where these people work, that gentleman from maryland, i don't know anybody in this area that has health care that is not expensive and doesn't cover much of anything and you end up with huge bills at the end of anything. host: that's alex, from pennsylvania. we will stay on the issue of health care. we have our next segment on washington journal, with a closer look at the challenges facing rural hospitals. we will speak to michael braga, who is reporting on the issue. later on we will speak to

information about medicare for all. intentional misleading information about paid leave for all by the michigan restaurant association. we have to demand it. it is not just about electing people like me who will not sell out. corporate pac money. i want to do a specific training when they go in vote. you have to find out if it is the geo group. funded theople inauguration committee for tron. >> in the meantime, hold us accountable. protest me. comment demand may. do not ever stop holding any of us accountable. let me tell you, the people power we talk about, it is so, so real. that i think sometimes we forget, we have these town house, we talk to each other peer we realize this information. but do you know how may people are still waiting for you to call them a knock on their door and y, we are going to go to the airport. are we going to go and do this because this is what is happening. when i went door-to-door i learned more about insulin and rationing and people going into shock and everything not because i went to th

for medicare for all. and that is the attempt that the democrats are putting forth in spite of the failures of obamacare. the democratic party's going to double down and push for medicare for all at a cost of some $32 trillion. it would totally eliminate employer-sponsored medical coverage, medicare, medicaid. all of it gone. -- all of it, gone. let me ask you, what would -- what can we expect from a government single payor health system? -- single-payer health system? >> you can certainly expect rationing of services. that's what we've seen in many other countries that have gone this way. many politicians have said those are models we want to look for, we want to look toward to emulate. my experience with being in those countries and working with patients -- i'll give you a specific example. my wife and i were on medical missions in costa rica, that has a single payor. the wife of the pastor we were with was diagnosed with cervical cancer. she was approved for surgery, but she had to have an ultra sound f

a medicare supplement plan helps pay for some of what medicare doesn't. that could help cut down on those out-of-your-pocket medical costs. call unitedhealthcare insurance company today to request this free, and very helpful, decision guide. and learn about the only medicare supplement plans endorsed by aarp. selected for meeting their high standards of quality and service. this type of plan lets you say "yes" to any doctor or hospital that accepts medicare patients. there are no networks or referrals to worry about. do you accept medicare patients? i sure do! see? you're able to stick with him. like to travel? this kind of plan goes with you anywhere you travel in the country. so go ahead, spend winter somewhere warm. if you're turning 65 soon or over 65 and planning to retire, find out more about the plans that live up to their name. thumbs up to that! remember, the time to prepare is before you go on medicare! don't wait. get started today. call unitedhealthcare and ask for your free decision guide. learn more about aarp medicare supplement plan option

do you support medicare for all? and vice-president supports on top of the president obama's health care law. and if you're the democratic nominee how do you fight the argument from the right? >> on medicare for all? it's easy. so, back to the first thing i told you about me, i'm different than most candidates that are running for president right now, because i have a sensibility and an understanding about how people who live in these rural red places, who are republicans see the world. i hate to admit this fact, but i have uncles who voted for trump. anyway, so i know, i know what's going on in their minds. so when i ran for congress in 2005, i actually ran on medicare for all and let me tell you how i got there. when i was travelling around my congressional district, this is pre obamacare. people were being dropped their coverage because of pre-existing conditions. their insurance company kept charging too much money, co-pays too high, deductibles too high, couldn't afford it, a life and death issue. every issue th

a medicare supplement plan helps pay for some of what medicare doesn't. that could help cut down on those out-of-your-pocket medical costs. call unitedhealthcare insurance company today... to request this free, and very helpful, decision guide. and learn about the only medicare supplement plans endorsed by aarp. selected for meeting their high standards of quality and service. this type of plan lets you say "yes" to any doctor or hospital that accepts medicare patients. there are no networks or referrals to worry about. do you accept medicare patients? i sure do! see? you're able to stick with him. like to travel? this kind of plan goes with you anywhere you travel in the country. so go ahead, spend winter somewhere warm. if you're turning 65 soon or over 65 and planning to retire, find out more about the plans that live up to their name. thumbs up to that! remember, the time to prepare is before you go on medicare! don't wait. get started today. call unitedhealthcare and ask for your free decision guide. learn more about aarp medicare supplement plan opt

a medicare supplement plan helps pay for some of what medicare doesn't. that could help cut down on those out-of-your-pocket medical costs. call unitedhealthcare insurance company today... to request this free, and very helpful, decision guide. and learn about the only medicare supplement plans endorsed by aarp. selected for meeting their high standards of quality and service. this type of plan lets you say "yes" to any doctor or hospital that accepts medicare patients. there are no networks or referrals to worry about. do you accept medicare patients? i sure do! see? you're able to stick with him. like to travel? this kind of plan goes with you anywhere you travel in the country. so go ahead, spend winter somewhere warm. if you're turning 65 soon or over 65 and planning to retire, find out more about the plans that live up to their name. thumbs up to that! remember, the time to prepare is before you go on medicare! don't wait. get started today. call unitedhealthcare and ask for your free decision guide. learn more about aarp medicare supplement plan opt